Dolly peg
Object number
LDVAL 2007.22.1
Date
after 1945 – before 1949
Description
One of two dolly pegs made by gypsies and sold door-to-door on the Becontree Estate in the late 1940s. Bought by the donor's mother.
Physical description
Wooden clothes peg wittled from a single branch. Shaped and bound with a tin band, one-quater of the way from the top.
Condition
Fair
Type
Peg
Size
Whole length: 132mm
Diameter: 15mm
Material
Peg: Wood
Band: Tin
Collection type
Social history
Alternative reference
Entry Number 1715 (2007-05-12)

Gallery
Metadata | |
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Start date | after 1945 |
End date | before 1949 |
Institution | Valence House Museum |
Type | Peg |
Material | Wood Tin |
Collection type | Social history |