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1957.75

ID Number: 1957.75
Category: Distribution & Transportation Artifacts
Sub-category: land transportation - accessory
Item Type: rein
Item Name: handle
Materials: METAL, UNKNOWN WOOD, UNKNOWN
Description: wood; raised and decorated mid section; long, cylindrical body; square nails in ends, and forming a cross in the mid section
History: "Thought to have been a handle for guiding oxen by placing guide lines over the handle, gripping it in the middle and pulling it back to one side or the other. Nails partly driven into handle might be to hold lines in place - George Macdonald."
Collection Name: Museum Windsor
Subject (Fre): Y

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Transportation / Transport subject

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