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

19th century
Description

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.

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Physical Dimensions
Height
15cm (5.91")
Width
75cm (29.53")
Depth
6cm (2.36")
Declaration

Applecross Antiques has dated this Antique Wooden Shoulder Yoke to the 1850s.

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SA979305
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AEVBDMY-XX
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Description
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 wood shoulder yoke with a contoured neck arch and hanging iron chains with hooks on both ends.
fig 1. Antique English Victorian Beech Dairy Maid's Shoulder Yoke

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

Applecross Antiques has dated this Antique Wooden Shoulder Yoke to the 1850s.

Reference Numbers
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SA979305
Dealers Internal Ref
AEVBDMY-XX
Applecross Antiques
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Archive I A carved dark beech wood shoulder yoke with a contoured neck arch and hanging iron chains with hooks on both ends.

Antique English Victorian Beech Dairy Maid's Shoulder Yoke

Archive II A carved dark beech wood shoulder yoke with a contoured neck arch and hanging iron chains with hooks on both ends. View II
Archive III A carved dark beech wood shoulder yoke with a contoured neck arch and hanging iron chains with hooks on both ends. View III
Archive IV A carved dark beech wood shoulder yoke with a contoured neck arch and hanging iron chains with hooks on both ends. View IV
Archive V A carved dark beech wood shoulder yoke with a contoured neck arch and hanging iron chains with hooks on both ends. View V
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Applecross Antiques

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Shropshire
United Kingdom
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Applecross Antiques
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A carved dark beech wood shoulder yoke with a contoured neck arch and hanging iron chains with hooks on both ends.
Antique English Victorian Beech Dairy Maid's Shoulder Yoke
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A carved dark beech wood shoulder yoke with a contoured neck arch and hanging iron chains with hooks on both ends.
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FAQs

A shoulder yoke was a wooden beam carved to fit human shoulders, designed to distribute weight evenly across the torso when carrying heavy buckets of milk, water, or farm produce.

Traditional yokes were typically carved from single pieces of dense hardwoods such as beech, oak, or sycamore, fitted with hand-forged iron rings, chains, and hooks.

Authentic pieces display hand-carved tool marks, ergonomic contouring suited to human shoulders, and natural surface wear where the chains and ropes rubbed against the timber.

Antique yokes are frequently mounted on walls as decorative sculptural art, converted into suspended light fixtures, or used in hallway displays to add texture and historical character.

Keep the piece in a stable environment away from direct heat sources, apply clear beeswax polish occasionally to preserve the timber patina, and clean metal chains with a soft dry brush.
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