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Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Truss hoop which is driven down around the oak staves of a barrel or container to hold them together ready for firing and fitting the iron hoops in place; made from one piece of ash formed into a hoop, held i shape by iron brackets and bolts with rounded heads and ends; inside edge shaped to fit over the curved staves, the internal diameter at the bottom of the hoop larger than at the top.
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