Antique Salmon Fishing Priest

Antique Salmon Fishing Priest

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Reference

29992

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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