Name/Title
Horse mannequinDescription
White full size horse mannequin, constructed of a wooden frame covered with burlap, cotton, plaster, and paint. His tail and mane are horse hair.Use
Used for retail displays. Late 19th and early 20th century shops that sold saddles, harness and tack used horse mannequins like this one to encourage horse owners to purchase equipment from their stores.Context
History of "Peanuts" the horse:
1900-1977
Wade's saddlery and harness store on Johnson St., Victoria
Norris Brothers leather and luggage goods store on Government St. Victoria
Kersey Peanut Butter Factory 1616 Store St. , later 2915 Douglas St. Victoria
Shanks Saddlery corner of Market and Douglas St. Victoria
1977-2020 BC Forest Discovery Centre Duncan BC
2020- Heritage Acres.
Peanuts got his name in a competition run by Morris Kersey, who used him as a mascot for his peanut butter factory around 1950.
