Gamekeeper's 'Swingle'

Object/Artifact

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Waterperry Museum

A gamekeepers 'Swingle'

A gamekeepers 'Swingle'

Name/Title

Gamekeeper's 'Swingle'

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.529

Description

A wooden instrument with a leather wrist band from the handle, at one end and a heavy oval wooden ball on a leather covered rope at the other. The junction between the rope and the handle has a metal clasp. The wooden handle often carved from fruitwood.

Context

An essential for a Victorian gamekeeper, as a deterrent to poachers.

Cataloged By

Felix Lam

Category

Game Keepers and Trapping

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Source or Donor

Gordon Dempster

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Dimensions

Length

400 mm

Circumference

160 mm

Weight

280 g

Dimension Notes

Circumference refers to the ball; the handle is 95 mm

Material

Wood, Leather, Metal

Location

* Untyped Location

C4S3

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair