Object number
68/94
Description
A garden hook used for weeding. Excavated from Froxfield, Hampshire, and is thought to have been from the medieval era.
This is garden hook, used for weeding. This item was excavated from Froxfield, Hampshire, and is thought to have been from the medieval era.
Physical description
1 hook: metal; poor condition: very worn, probably quite old
Archival history
MERL ‘History Artefacts’ cards - ‘HOOK // Cultivating weeding // Excavated at Froxfield, Hants // Date Medieval ? // B. T. Perry, Dept Geography, Reading University // Notes: Very small hook, consisting of narrow rect. Sect. shaft which curves round and widens into a flat blade.’
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_8956.tif - High resolution image
