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Hughie Steele (Manufacturer)

Two snares for poaching. These are samples, not the real thing, made by Hughie Steele or his son. Part of the Robert Dawson Romany collection.
Two snares for poaching. They are made of a piece of twisted wire with a slip loop and a piece of string (one green and one brown). These are samples, not the real thing, made by Hughie Steele or his son. Part of the Robert Dawson Romany collection.

2 snares: wire, string

MERL List - Box Number: 10 // Artefact Number: BD 97 // Description: 2 snares - wire and string, Object history note - 'NOTES ON OBJECTS IN THE ROBERT DAWSON COLLECTION, FROM CONVERSATION MAY 2018 [...] BD097 Snares with wire and string. Snare wires – these were made as samples, they’re not the real thing. Old Hughie Steele and young Hughie made them for me.'

Metal, Fibre, Paper