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Wooden yoke
A yoke made of a single piece of wood sculpted to fit the shoulders and the neck. There are indentations and iron staples at the ends to take ropes or chains to attach to pails. It was used by Greenwich Hospital pensioners to carry beer and water to the Hospital. Inscribed: 'S' on the upper side, 'M & G' twice on the lower side.
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0713 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Yoke |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | Before 1869 |
| People: | Greenwich Hospital |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 73 mm x 898 mm x 152 mm |
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