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Gate hook

19th century

United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

This pothook consists of a long metal rod with a hook on one end. The hook at one end has a deep curve at the rounded portion. The opposite end of the rod is bent into a circle. The rod itself has a decorative twist in the metal halfway along its length. It has an Old Slave Mart Museum label with text that reads "R211A." There is a another piece of metal twisted through this circle with an Old Slave Mart label that reads "R211B."

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2017.108.20.15

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