Boat Hook Head
Cast iron boat hook head which has has a small solid sphere at the pointy end and a hook 5cm down from here. The wider end is hollow so that a long wooden or metal handle can be attached. It has been cast in a single piece.
Evidence of boat hooks has been found from ancient Rome and the painting "Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee", by Rembrandt van Rijn was painted in 1633 and clearly shows one in its familiar form.
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A boat hook is part of boating equipment and its most common use is for docking and undocking. It commonly has a blunt tip, for pushing during undocking, with a hook for docking.
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