marlinspike

Description
A home made wooden handled steel spike, this is supposedly a marinspike but it has a herringbone pattern along the steel, it has been worn off near the end but it is unlikely this item was originally a marlinspike as the pattern would have caught on fibres.
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Department
Measurement type, part and reading
Dimensions:0 - Whole:L 38.5cm (L 1' 3 3/16")
Accession number
1995-047-051/002

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