S/2323 Antique Treen 19th Century Laburnum Fid
A small laburnum wood fid having decoration of two incised lines. Fids were used for splicing ropes and came in all sizes, usually 9 to 18 inches in length. The largest recorded is at the Worthing Museum in Sussex, measuring 52 inches in length and 11 inches in diameter. They were also made of boxwood and whale bone (see S/1822 and S/2210). Iron versions of fids were called Marlin Spikes or Stabbers. The whole retains a patination.
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9 in. (23 cm.) Wide
1 in. (2.5 cm.) Diameter
English Circa 1840