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Meat hook
19th century
Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
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.
An iron meat hook with three hooks. The hook is formed from two pieces of metal. One piece of metal is shaped into two hooks and is looped into an eye at the top. A third hook is soldered to the side of the shank. Painted just below the eye is a white rectangle with handwritten, black painted text that reads [R283].
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2017.108.23.59
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