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On 11 Oct 2004 21:02:43 GMT, (Gould 0738) wrote:

Longshoreman's hook.

I could see a cargo hook of some sort, like for bundles of flax, henp
or other baled material, but the handling hooks used by longshoremen
of the time had less of a curve and usually a wooden or iron T handle.

I would think this would be hard to handle.

All the best,

Tom
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