Antique Salmon Fishing Priest
Antique Salmon Fishing Priest
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Wooden Fishing Priest.
A good quality, Victorian, fishing priest. This is a well turned and weighted priest, a beautifully finished piece made of of very heavy hardwood with a polished finish.
A 'priest' is a blunt ended baton used by Anglers to quickly kill fish. Known as poachers, game warden's or angler's 'priest' or even 'persuader'. The name "priest" is thought to derive from the notion of administering the "last rites" to the fish.
Dimensions:
Height
24.5 cm / 9 "
Diameter
4.5 cm
/ 2"
Period
1900-1949
Year
Circa 1900
Medium
Wood
Country
United Kingdom
Condition
Very nicely turned.
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