DCHP-1 Online
creeping irons Obs. 
climbing irons.
- 1849 We got linen bags made for sugar, and flannel ones for tea, also creeping-irons, to ascend the trees and look out. These irons are of peculiar construction; they are like the letter L, are flat, and about one inch broad; the feet rest on the lower part, two leather straps bind the irons round the mid-leg and the ankle, over the lumberer's boot. At the bottom of the long leg of the L, which rests against the inner part of the leg, is a sharp spike at an angle of 45 degrees; this is stuck into the bark of the tree, like the claw of a wild beast. . . .
- 1849 We got linen bags made for sugar, and flannel ones for tea, also creeping-irons, to ascend the trees and look out. These irons are of peculiar construction; they are like the letter L, are flat, and about one inch broad; the feet rest on the lower part, two leather straps bind the irons round the mid-leg and the ankle, over the lumberer's boot. At the bottom of the long leg of the L, which rests against the inner part of the leg, is a sharp spike at an angle of 45 degrees; this is stuck into the bark of the tree, like the claw of a wild beast. . . .