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Antique English Victorian Beech Dairy Maid's Shoulder Yoke
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Antique English Victorian Beech Dairy Maid's Shoulder Yoke

19th century
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A good Mid 19th Century Antique English Victorian Beechwood Dairy Maid's Shoulder Yoke, this one still retaining it's original iron chains and hooks for holding the two pails used for carrying milk from the dairy or perhaps water from the well to the kitchen.

Height ~ 15.00 cm. / 5.90 inches ~ Width ~ 75.00 cm. / 29.52 inches ~ Depth ~ 6.00 cm. / 2.36 inches ~ Year ~ Circa 1850

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Physical Dimensions
Height
15cm (5.91")
Width
75cm (29.53")
Depth
6cm (2.36")
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Antiques4EU has dated this Antique Wooden Shoulder Yoke to the 19th Century.

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A good Mid 19th Century Antique English Victorian Beechwood Dairy Maid's Shoulder Yoke, this one still retaining it's original iron chains and hooks for holding the two pails used for carrying milk from the dairy or perhaps water from the well to the kitchen.
fig 1. A carved dark beech wooden shoulder yoke featuring a central neck cutout and two attached iron chains with hooks.
fig 1. Antique English Victorian Beech Dairy Maid's Shoulder Yoke

Height ~ 15.00 cm. / 5.90 inches ~ Width ~ 75.00 cm. / 29.52 inches ~ Depth ~ 6.00 cm. / 2.36 inches ~ Year ~ Circa 1850

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Our Warranty:- Buy it, enjoy it and take good care of it, subject only to these conditions, we undertake to accept this item back at any time and to credit the original purchase price against further purchases.

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Height
15cm (5.91")
Width
75cm (29.53")
Depth
6cm (2.36")
Date of Manufacture

Antiques4EU has dated this Antique Wooden Shoulder Yoke to the 19th Century.

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AEVBDMY-XX
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Antique English Victorian Beech Dairy Maid's Shoulder Yoke

Archive II A carved dark beech wooden shoulder yoke featuring a central neck cutout and two attached iron chains with hooks. View II
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A carved dark beech wooden shoulder yoke featuring a central neck cutout and two attached iron chains with hooks.
Antique English Victorian Beech Dairy Maid's Shoulder Yoke
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A carved dark beech wooden shoulder yoke featuring a central neck cutout and two attached iron chains with hooks.
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A shoulder yoke was an agricultural implement used primarily in the 18th and 19th centuries to carry heavy pails of milk or water. Carved to rest across the shoulders and neck, it distributed weight evenly across the torso, reducing physical strain during farm labor.

Yokes were typically carved from dense, durable hardwoods such as beech, oak, or elm. Iron fittings, including forged side rings, link chains, and hooks, were attached to the ends to securely hold liquid pails.

Authentic period yokes exhibit smooth, ergonomic contouring created by hand-carving tools, alongside natural patination around the neck rest. Look for hand-forged wrought iron chains, authentic wear at point contact areas, and slight asymmetry indicative of manual craft.

An antique shoulder yoke functions well as rustic wall art when mounted horizontally above a sideboard or within a hallway. It can also be integrated into kitchen lighting or pot-rack displays by utilizing the lower hanging chains and hooks.

Clean the timber using a soft brush or dry cloth to preserve its aged surface patination. Apply a clear paste wax or beeswax polish sparingly to protect the wood grain, and keep iron components dry to prevent active corrosion.
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