Object number
56/62
Description
A farrier's fly switch used to keep the flies off horses while they were being shod, from a blacksmith's shop at Haybridge, Maldon, Essex.
This farrier's fly switch, used to keep the flies off horses while they were being shod, originally came from a blacksmith's shop at Haybridge, near Maldon, Essex. It was also formerly a part of the collection at the City Museum, in Gloucester.
Physical description
1 fly switch
Archival history
MERL ‘Associated information’ form – ‘Name of Object: // Age…: // Name and address of present owner: // Description of use to which it was put…:’From a Blacksmith at Haybridge near Maldon. Acquired Sept. 1936.'
Production date
1936
Object name
Associated subject
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_1253.tif - High resolution image
