Object number
59/104
Description
Yokes were used for carrying buckets, most commonly in the dairy. Carried on the shoulders and the buckets hung on the chains at either end.
Yokes like this were used for carrying buckets about the farm, most commonly in the dairy. The yoke was carried on the shoulders and the buckets hung on the chains at either end. The arched cut out shape in the wooden body fits around the carrier's neck, and the chain attachments are usually fixed so that the one projects forwards and the other backwards. This yoke is missing the ring and chain from one side. Nothing is known of its origin.
Physical description
1 yoke; wood, metal
Archival history
59/102-118 were collected by the donor's husband.
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_5631.tif - High resolution image
