Object number
52/207
Description
Part of a collar used for breaking in either gun dogs or horses. The spikes pricked the fleshy part of the neck, but did not harm the throat.
This is part of a collar used for breaking in either gun dogs or horses. A leather strap or soft collar was passed through the iron loops and fastened round the animal's neck. The spikes then lay over the back of the neck and when pulled, the hinges allowed the collar to tighten and the spikes penetrated the leather and pricked the fleshy part of the neck, but did not harm the throat.
Physical description
1 collar, training; metal (iron): leather
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘… // DATE ACQUIRED: // GROUP: // NEGATIVE: // PERIOD: // PLACE OF ORIGIN: // NUMBER: // DESCRIPTION: …‘ The collar consists of a thin iron band with three hinges, the middle one having an iron loop attached to it so that a lead could be fastened to the collar. There are two rowel pricks on either side of this hinge set in a slit, so that the points show on both sides of the band. There are two iron loops on the inside of the band for the leather collar or strap, and the band terminates at either end with a slot. //
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