Horseshoe
- Object Name:
- Horseshoe
- Object ID:
- 1977.055.23
- Place of Origin:
- Durham, NH, area
- Date:
- 1850-1900
- Description:
- Bog horseshoe. Square wooden base board, originally one piece, now split in two pieces, with rounded corners. Transverse upright wooden piece at front, very worn, riveted to base board. U-shaped iron rod, threaded at front ends, runs through threaded eye bolt at back of board and is secured to upright with a square nut and a wingnut, each with a washer. Eye bolt secured with square nut and washer. Heavy iron strap riveted to bottom of base board, at back.
- Material:
- Wood
Metal
Iron - Dimensions:
- H-3 W-9 L-9 inches
- Provenance:
- From the James Cowan Sawyer Collection of household items, farm tools and equipment, and other items used in the Durham, NH, area.
- Credit Line:
- James Cowan Sawyer Collection, Gift of George F. Sawyer and Charles H. Sawyer
- People:
- Sawyer, James Cowan (1872-1944), Sawyer, George F. (1902-1992), Sawyer, Charles H. (1906-2005)
- Subjects:
- Horses, Horseshoes
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