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Shackle for linking 2 sheep together to prevent getting through hedges. Used at Bomble Grove Farm, Blackwell, Somerset, circa 1900.
This is a shackle for linking two sheep together to prevent them getting through hedges. It was used on a sheep called Fancy, described by the donor as the ‘ring leader’ of the hedge-breaking, at Bomble Grove Farm in Blackwell, Somerset, circa 1900.

1 set of shackles: iron