This is an email sent via the SHCG List. If you reply to this message, your message will be sent to all the people on the list, not just the author of this message. --------------- Hi, I couldn't make out whether the loop is metal or rope/leather. If it is the latter, might it have been used for leading or restraining animals? Regards Ms J Holmen AMA+ Collections Manager Epping Forest District Museum 39/41 Sun Street Waltham Abbey Essex EN9 1EL Tel: 01992 716882 >>> [log in to unmask] 01/05/2008 09:54:27 >>> This is an email sent via the SHCG List. If you reply to this message, your message will be sent to all the people on the list, not just the author of this message. --------------- Dear all, May I ask that you have a look at this object that was brought in for identification yesterday? We are fairly that it is of agricultural use, and that it was formerly attached to a handle by the screw, but do not know the purpose of it. Thank you! Kirsty Hartsiotis Collections Development Manager Swindon Museum & Art Gallery Bath Road Swindon SN1 4BA Tel: 01793 466559 Fax: 01793 484141 www.swindon.gov.uk/heritage Swindon Museum & Art Gallery is open from: Monday to Saturday 10-5pm Please consult our website for details of events and activities at the Museum & Gallery "The views expressed in this email are personal and may not necessarily reflect those of Swindon Borough Council unless explicitly stated otherwise. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify me immediately. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you should not copy it for any purpose, or disclose its contents to any other person. Senders and recipients of email should be aware that, under the Data Protection Act 1998 and Freedom of Information Act 2000, the contents may have to be disclosed. This footnote also confirms that this email has been swept by McAfee Anti-Virus software for the presence of computer viruses. However, Swindon Borough Council cannot accept liability for viruses that may be in this email and we recommend that you check all emails with an appropriate virus scanner." The SHCG list is provided for members of Social History Curators Group to discuss subjects relevant to social history in museums. To join SHCG visit www.shcg.org.uk . Opinions expressed in this email are the responsibility of the author and are not necessarily shared by SHCG. To leave the list do not reply to this message but send an email to [log in to unmask] with a blank subject line and these words as the body of the email: SIGNOFF SHCG-LIST DISCLAIMER This email is for the use of the intended recipients only. Any opinion or advice it contains is that of the sender and does not bind the authority in any way. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and then delete the message. If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, disclose, copy or distribute this email. We have taken precautions to minimise the risk of transmitting software viruses, but we advise that you carry out your own virus checks on an attachment to this message. We cannot accept liability for any loss or damage caused by software viruses. Internet email is not a secure communication medium, and we advise that you observe this lack of security when emailing us. Epping Forest District Council [log in to unmask] The SHCG list is provided for members of Social History Curators Group to discuss subjects relevant to social history in museums. To join SHCG visit www.shcg.org.uk . Opinions expressed in this email are the responsibility of the author and are not necessarily shared by SHCG. To leave the list do not reply to this message but send an email to [log in to unmask] with a blank subject line and these words as the body of the email: SIGNOFF SHCG-LIST