Object number
67/51
Description
An halter weight used for keeping the loose end of a horse?s halter lead taut when tied in the stable.
This is a heavy round halter weight made of wood with a hole through the middle. It was used for keeping the loose end of a horse?s halter lead taut when tied in the stable. The end of the lead is passed through a ring in the manger and the weight is tied to the bottom.
Physical description
halter weight: wood
Archival history
MERL ‘Handwritten catalogue’ form - ‘HALTER WEIGHT// LIVESTOCK Horses harness // J Hurst, Park Road. Denmead, Portsmouth. Hampshire // [pencil drawing]’
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_9387.tif - High resolution image
