Object number
75/33
Description
Drenching horn used in Wells, Somerset for giving medicine to cattle. The small end of the horn was lifted up and the contents poured down.
This is a drenching horn which is a veterinary instrument used in Wells, Somerset for giving medicine to cattle; 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.
Physical description
1 horn: horn; hollow
Archival history
MERL Catalogue Form (temporary) – ‘Drenching horn // Mark- TWLT // Wells Somerset // R. Coleman-Smith, Newcastle-on-Tyne’
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_12348.tif - High resolution image
