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[Aye Right]

Hello

Could someone help tidy up this picture of my great grandmother, Nellie Hutchison?  I have this picture which is in a bit of a state.  Ideally, I would like to know what shes holding in her hand so if you could help in that area, I would very much appreciate it.

This is taken from an existing picture file so I hope the scanning resolution is high enough.

Many thanks.
Ax

[Niksmum]

I would guess a clothes peg as there is a basket of laundry at her feet

Irene

[japeflakes]

I vote for a peg!

[Niksmum]

Irene

[Aye Right]

Thank you so much - wonderful work.  I thought it could be a peg but then thought it was a bit narrow for any pegs I have ever seen - thinking about the end of a pipe but don't think she smoked in any way - need to ask her 92 year old Daughter In Law 

Thanks again.
Ax

[japeflakes]

Could it be some of these?

[saddles]

Hi Ax........Restored and retoned and I think it is a peg also.

Carolyn 

[Aye Right]

Carolyn, this is great - never saw that level of detail in her hand - it certainly looks like the pegs we used when I was younger. 

I know she took in washing and lodgers to make ends meet so I assume her hands were either always in water or holding pegs!   Like many other in those days, she didn't have an easy life.