Object number
56/395
Description
This is a measuring hook, for use in forestry. It consists of a wooden handle, and a flat metal blade which curves slightly at the tip where there is a small hook. It was used to poke tape or string under the mid girth of a felled trunk and hooked up over the top, by which the cubic capacity of the wood could be estimated. Nothing is known of its origins or place of use.
Physical description
Timber hook: metal
Archival history
MERL ‘Associated information’ form – 'Found on the front doorstep of the museum. // "Tool used to poke tape or string under the mid girth of a felled trunk and hooked up over the top. Used by timber merchants in estimating cubic capacity of wood".'
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_2845.tif - High resolution image
