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THE ASHLEY BOOK OF KNOTS

1944. Sister hooks are found on sheet blocks, where they are usu-

ally a semipermanent or permanent attachment. They consist of two

parallel reversed hooks, with flat sides adjoining each other. When

stopped or seized at the neck or small, they cannot loosen. These
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hinge around a thimble.

1945. A key ring consists of a close helix of two turns made of

spring steel. It is often fitted with a cord or small chain lanyard. The

spring opens sideways to admit a key which has to pass completely

around the ring before it drops into place.

1946. Another variety of sister hooks, sometimes called clip hooks,

hinges on a ring. In this one the eyes are at right angles to the hook.

1947. The ordinary snap hook has a flat sheet-metal spring which

bends to admit a ring or other object.

1948. The common halter snap hook has a bolt which is opened

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with the thumb and is closed by a coil spring.

1949. A tongue hook is a more modern type of snap hook.

1949Yz. A swivel hook saves a rope from twisting.

1950. An S or Ess hook is used to permanently join two links of

a chain, or to fasten a chain to a bucket or other object. The hook

is closed by hammering the parts together.

1951. The law still requires the seller of a horse to furnish a

halter to the buyer. The halter pictured here was of jute and once

retailed for fifteen cents.

1952. The ordinary eye for the snap hook of a neck halter has a

galvanized iron cylinder into which it screws.

1953. An old New Bedford neck halter which consisted of a

19S5 MATTHEW WALKER KNOT that buttoned to an EYE SPLICE. It was

made and used by Captain William I. Shockley.

1'157 1954. A tension adjustment from an old hand loom consisted of

a series of pegs over one of which an iron ring was dropped.

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~ 1955. Another tension adjustment, that can be used for many

purposes, is the commercial tent-rope fastening.

1956, 1957. Here are two rope-end adjustments found in children's

gymnasium apparatus of today. But 'N 1956 was illustrated in Emer-

son's Principles of Mechanics (London, 1794), while 'N 1957 is fash-

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knob, tie a RING HITCH around the neck.

1959. To "bitch" a bridle rein directly to the ring of a common

1 'IS e. I~ 60 hitching post was always considered bad form, since a horse would

be apt to pull back and break the rein. Often hitching posts were

installed quite as much to protect trees from horses as to accommo-

date the drivers.

1960. An early bridle-rein catch from five stone posts that were

bought in Middleboro, Massachusetts.

1961. An early bridle-rein catch, set in masonry.

1~2. A screw eye tmd a nail makes a good fastening on the same

principle as 'N1959, 'NI96I and 'NI963·

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