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Shunter's pole, metal shaft with hand grips, no provenance.

Shunters pole with metal shaft

Shunter's pole with two fittings, London Midland & Scottish Railway and British Railway.

Shuner's pole from London, Midland & Scottish Railway

Shunters pole (coupling hook), metal hook for fixing to shunters pole. Socket for fitting over end of pole. Curled U-shaped hook on end, with one leg shorter than other. Painted black. 12 1/2"x3"x1 1/2"

Shunters pole (coupling hook)

Shunters pole (shunter's coupling hook), metal hook for fixing to shunter's pole. Socket for fixing over end of pole. Straight pointed end and U-shaped hook half way along. 13"x1 1/2"x4"

Shunters pole (shunter's coupling hook)

Shunters pole (coupling hook), metal hool for fixing to shunters pole. Socket for fitting over end of pole. Curved scoop-shaped end. Inscribed: "Maulam's Patent Coupler". 11"x2 1/2"x1 1/2""

Shunters pole (coupling hook)

Shunter's pole (coupling hook), metal hood from shunter's pole, curved scoop-shape. Marked " Mawlam's Patent". 11 1/2"x1 1/2"x2"

Shunters pole (coupling hook)

Shunter's pole, British Rail, shunter's hook with metal shaft with taped sections for hand grip.

British Railways shunters pole

Shunter's pole, British Rail (Western Region), stamped into metal "BR Bulldog", ex Swindon.

Shunting pole, British Rail (Western Region)

1948-1997

Shunter's pole, British Rail, stamped 'BR'.

British Railways shunting pole

Shunters pole (coupling hook), metal hook for fixing to shunters pole. Socket for fitting over end of pole. Curved hook at end, stop tab below hook. Stamped with trademark:- SJ surmounted by crown. Painted red. 11 3/4"x2 1/2"x2"

Shunters pole (coupling hook)

Shunter's pole, metal hook for fixing to shunters pole. Spiked end for fixing into wood. U-shaped end with flat, widened end on one sie, horizontal cross piece on other, painted black. 15"x4"x1 1/2"

Shunters pole (coupling hook)

Shunters pole (coupling hook), NER, metal hook for fixing to shunters pole. Socket for fitting over end of pole. Curved hook at end. Stamped "NER Edward & Lucas Sheffield". Painted black. 11"x2 1/2"x1 1/2".

Shunters pole (coupling hook), North Eastern Railway

Hook from a shunting pole, London, Midland & Scottish Railway, fixed to a pole at a later date.

London Midland & Scottish Railway shunter's pole hook

1905-1939

Shunter's pole, British Rail, stamped 'BR'.

British Railways shunting pole