Object number
2003/16
Description
This is a metal drag shoe, a wagon accessory. It was placed under a wagon wheel to act as a brake by causing the wheel to skid. The metal shoe also took the wear and tear of the braking, rather than the wheel tyre. This drag shoe was found buried in a gateway at Upper Horsehall Hill Farm, Chisbury, Wiltshire.
Physical description
1 drag shoe: metal; good condition - complete but rusty
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'DRAG SHOE // Description // 1 DRAG SHOE: Used as a brake for a wagon wheel. // Made of metal. Very heavy. Chain attached. // Dimensions // 198cm (total length including chain) // Associated information // Found at Upper Horse Hail Hill Farm, Chisbury, Near Marlborough. Found buried in a gateway in September 2002.'
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