Object number
52/246
Description
Docking iron was a veterinary tool used for shortening the length of a horse's tail by cutting it to a short stump. Used in Lechlade.
This docking iron was a veterinary tool used for shortening the length of a horse's tail by cutting it to a short stump. It was used in Lechlade.
Physical description
1 docking iron: wood, iron; good condition
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘… // DATE ACQUIRED: // GROUP: // NEGATIVE: // PERIOD: // PLACE OF ORIGIN: // NUMBER: // DESCRIPTION: …‘ This docking iron was made by the father or uncle of the Jefferies brothers for Mr W. J. Edmonds after he had taken over a farm near Lechlade (Glos) in 1857... // See also 51/383 //
Production place
Southrop
Production date
1857 - 1857
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