A snatch block is a heavy-duty pulley inside a metal casing. It is primarily designed for handling heavy goods, working as a pulley point that can redirect the course of a winch line. Snatch blocks are also used to increase the lifting or pulling capacity of wire hoists and winches. There is no history or manufacturing provenance currently available.
Significance
The subject item at this time cannot be associated with an historical event, person or place, provenance is unknown, item is believed to have been produced in the first quarter of the 20th century.
Physical description
Snatch block, metal, one sheave, with a large hook that has a hole drilled through its tip.
