Iron hand or bag hook with wooden handle
Datebefore 1980
Object number00001140
NameBaling hook
MediumMetal, wood
DimensionsOverall: 145 x 115 x 60 mm, 0.2 kg
ClassificationsTools and equipment
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionBag hook. Typically used by waterside workers to move goods.HistoryRalph Sawyer: Waterside Workers did not usually own these hooks. They were issued to the waterside workers by the company so as not
to tear the hessian bags.
19th century
1950s