Hoop: 15" x12" composed of bent cane sections secured by brass ferrules and counters.
Shaft: made of hardwood
Origin: Unknown, probably English
Kindly loaned by Bob Swinhoe
Comments: Illustrated in Fig.4 Plate V (above), and also on the embossed gilt dec.cover of "The Scientific Angler" by D Foster, London & Derby 1882.
The hinge joint is illustrated on page 25 "The Modern Angler" by Otter, L upcott Gill, London 1898",
as is the adjacent brass hook on the handle "by which it can be hung on the strap of the basket or haversack".
