I thought the old wooden rope block was a thing of the past. I used to have one as a kid to upright trees in Florida after hurricanes. This is part of a group of images I made one morning at the Barberville Pioneer Settlement in Barberville, FL.
This is part of an ongoing body of work taken at Reclamations in Highlands, NC. They specialize in repurposing antique artifacts. Actual productions can be seen at their website www.theglobalcraftsman.com.