Object number
69/261
Description
A drenching horn was used for administering medicine to cattle and horses in liquid form. Two people were needed, one to steady the animal’s head, and the other to hold the medicine. The head was raised and the lip of the horn forced into the side of the mouth, but not so far as to produce a cough. The small end of the horn was lifted up and the contents poured down. This example was used at Pack Iron Works, Kingsley, Hampshire, on horses used for transport.
Physical description
1 drenching horn: horn
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – ‘Livestock Veterinary // Drenching horn // W. F. Moore, Kingsley Bordon // Horn // Used at Pack Iron Works when horses used for transport- Kingsley Bordon. Hampshire. [Pencil drawing].’
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_9712.tif - High resolution image
