S/5745 Antique Beech Yoke of the Georgian Period

A good beech yoke of traditional form, having a chain to each end. These yokes have been used for hundreds of years with no change in their design, worn on the shoulders, they were used by milkmaids and water carriers etc. throughout the land for carrying heavy loads, the weight evenly distributed. The whole has a good colour, grain and patination and is carved with the initials H.H.

Sold 35½ in. (90 cm.) Wide
7 in. (18 cm.) Deep
English Circa 1800