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Yoke, Animal

Object Name:
Yoke, Animal
Object ID:
1966.047.29
Date:
circa 1850
Description:
Yoke, animal. Medium brown wood. Tapered piece of wood with bark still on it, bent around in a loop that passes through wide end. Iron nail passing through wide portion to secure shaft in place. Very worn groove on outside of shaft near end of loop. Bark on surface extends around more than half of loop. The end that passes through larger portion is chamfered on one side and end flat and smooth. Large end flat and smooth.
Material:
Wood
Iron
Dimensions:
H-9 W-5.3 D-1.4 inches Weight-4.5 oz
Provenance:
Part of a collection of early wooden tools and implements from a farm in Hancock, NH.
Credit Line:
Gift of Milton F. Schadegg
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