Brief description:
spar hook [wooden handle metal blade marked with name of maker] made by the Down Family of Mere, used by Edward Long of Mere [Linden Lea, Southbrook, Mere] for cutting thatching spars, c 1900
spar hook [wooden handle metal blade marked with name of maker] made by the Down Family of Mere, used by Edward Long of Mere [Linden Lea, Southbrook, Mere] for cutting thatching spars, c 1900
Classifications:
trade / thatcher
trade / thatcher
Identifications:
spar hook
spar hook
Place:
Mere
Wiltshire
Mere
Wiltshire
Measurements:
length 33.5cm
length 33.5cm
Material:
wood / metal
wood / metal