Black Dirt Horse Shoe

Object/Artifact

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Chester Historical Society

Black Dirt Horse Shoe

Black Dirt Horse Shoe

Name/Title

Black Dirt Horse Shoe

Entry/Object ID

chs-014996

Description

This was strapped over the hoof of a horse or mule, allowing them to transverse the soft black dirt, without sinking in. Kinda like a snowshoe. It may have been built by Ananias Brewster Lord, 1886-1962, (known as Lordy) at his blacksmith shop, uptown Chester.

Collection

Marion Cavallaro Collection

Category

Cavallaro Farms, Black Dirt, Drowned Lands
Farms

Acquisition

Notes

5/1/2014 Loaned by Marion Cavallaro for the 2014 "Made in Chester" exhibit.

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1910

Create Date

January 14, 2025

Update Date

April 15, 2025