Object number
83/67
Description
Rubber horseshoe with an inner core of hard material. Made c. 1916 may have been owned and used by a coal merchant in Kingsclere, Hampshire.
This is a rubber horseshoe with an inner core of hard material. The top surface is broken and worn so that the inner core is exposed. It has four nail holes on each side and one larger hole at each heel of the shoe. It is inscribed, '6 1/4HH // REG. TRADE MARK IMPERATOR'. According to the donor, this shoe was adjustable and was probably made c. 1916 for use in the trenches in the First World War. It is thought to have been owned and used by a coal merchant in Kingsclere, Hampshire.
Physical description
1 horseshoe: rubber; fair condition.
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: SHOE, Rubber // Accession number: 83/67 // Classification: LIVESTOCK Horses shoes // Negative number: 60/14396 // Acquisition method: Gift // Acquired from, date: Mr. A. R. Florence, [...], 22 August 1983 // Store: small object // Condition: fair // Recorder, date: JMB. 22.9.83 // Description: A rubber horse shoe with an inner core of hard material. The top surface is broken and worn so that the inner core is exposed. It has four nail holes on each side and one larger hole at each heel of the shoe. // Dimensions: Length: 15.0cm Width: 12.0cm Depth: 2.0cm // Associated information: Inscription: 6 1/4HH // REG. TRADE MARK IMPERATOR // According to the donor this shoe was adjustable and was probably made c. 1916 for use in the trenches in the 1st World War. // It is thought to have been owned and used by a coal merchant in Kingsclere. It is certainly covered in black dust. // References:'
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_14396.tif - High resolution image
