51/164

Meat hooks of this type, from which meat was hung, were suspended from a crane or hanger over an open fire.
Meat hooks of this type, from which meat was hung, were suspended from a crane or hanger over an open fire.

1 meat hook; metal; good condition

Citation in publication [H. J. Massingham, 'Country Relics' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1939)] –' The double meat hook has two graceful curves at its business end such as appear on wrought-iron gates.' (p.208), MERL list / description [Massingham Collection, October 1989] – 'ACC. NO.: 51/164 // NAME: MEAT HOOK // NEG NO.: 35/13 // STORAGE: ', MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘Meat hook // DATE ACQUIRED: January 1951 // GROUP: Domestic - furnishing - furniture hearth // NEGATIVE: 35/13 // PERIOD: Unknown // PLACE OF ORIGIN: The H.J. Massingham Collection // NUMBER: 51/164 // DESCRIPTION: Meat hooks of this type were suspended from a crane or a hanger over the open fire. The two hooks branch away from each other at the bottom. The top has an eye for attaching it to the hanger. It is 20.25 inches long’