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54/123
Description
Hop hook used on Truncheaunts Farm, in Alton for harvesting hops. Part of the collections at the Curtis Museum, in Alton.
This hop hook was used on Truncheaunts Farm, in Alton. It was used for harvesting hops. The curved spike above the knife was used for unhitching string around the top of the hop poles before the introduction of wire for this purpose. The hook was also previously part of the collections at the Curtis Museum, in Alton.
Physical description
1 hops hook; metal; good condition
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