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This is a certificate of registration for William Henry Pigden to the Worshipful Company of Farriers, dated August 29th 1904. It shows the farriers' arms with 3 horseshoes and a picture of a man shoeing a horse as well as a picture of a man working iron on an anvil.

1 certificate: paper mounted on board; good condition

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Certificate - Farrier's // Description // Certificate of registration as a farrier for William Henry Pidgen 29 August 1904 // Shows farriers arms with 3 horse shoes and a picture of a man shoeing a horse as well as a picture of man working iron on an anvil // Black ink on beige background. // Dimensions // 63x50cms. // Associated informaiton // see attached information', MERL miscellaneous note - '... Peppard, Oxon // Former house and blacksmith's/wheelwright's shop of William Henry Pidgen. He died during second world war, and the business was closed... // William Henry Pidgen's father, Richard, moved to Peppard from nearby Rotherfield in 1898. He too was a blacksmith. The house was built 1895...'

1904-08-29 - 1904-08-29

Salmon, Mrs (Subject)