Object number
66/250
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Description
A farrier's stud key used for removing frost nails from horseshoes. Made by Mason Watts, a blacksmith at Tooley & Young Ltd., Stalham, Norfolk.
This is a farrier's stud key, used for removing frost nails from horseshoes. The pointed end is used for initial cleaning of the hole in the horseshoe. Frost nails give horses extra grip in icy weather. The stud key is made from an old file. It was made by Mason Watts, a blacksmith at Tooley and Young Ltd. in Stalham, Norfolk.
Physical description
1 stud key: iron
Archival history
MERL Miscellaneous note :-‘Spanner for frost nails // presented by Mr P Dye, Stalham, Norfolk // made by Mason Watts- smith of Tooley and Young Ltd, (Builders) Stalham. 50-60 years ago // Made from old file, pointed end for initial cleaning of hole in horse shoe.’
Production place
Stalham
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_7820.tif - High resolution image
