Marlin Spike
Marlin Spike
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A steel Marlinspike with turned fruitwood handle and brass collar.
Marlinspikes are essentially a small fid. The name comes from marline rope and they were used by sailors for drawing marline tight, making a marlinspike hitch knot and, like a fid for untying knots and unlaying rope for splicing it to another piece.
The turned wooden knob handle cushions nicely in the palm of the hand to get strength behind a push. The steel spike has seen good use with the odd bend to its shape and the point slightly turned. Late 19th Century.
Dimensions:
Late 19th Century.
England
Sailors Tools
Point slightly turned
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