Box hook
identifier
ID 438
morphology
craft
holotype
MOT V Dv X 0023 L=30cm L(handle)=12,4cm WD=3,5cm WT=324gr
alias
case hook (syn.) (SELLENS: 241)
alias
freight hook (syn.) (SELLENS: 241)
description
Metal S-shaped hook (approx. 30 cm) with straight or T-handle, used by the porter in ports to "move strong boxes or crates and other goods when the packaging and contents are not damaged" (1). It can be distinguished from the cotton hook and the wood hook. [MOT]
(1) JANSE: 27.
