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A muzzle used to prevent a calf from suckling its mother when they were turned out to grass together. Found at Downs Farm, in West Ilsley.
This muzzle was used to prevent a calf from suckling its mother when they were turned out to grass together. The spikes lay across the nose of the calf and when it attempted to suckle, they prodded the cow, whereupon she thrust it away. It consists of a leather strap about an inch wide, through which are thrust 7 spikes, none of them sharpened to a point. It was found at Downs Farm, in West Ilsley.

1 calf collar; leather

Collar, calf, Muzzle, calf