Horseshoe

Name/Title

Horseshoe

Entry/Object ID

1000.1539.8

Description

Horseshoe, iron, with 6 nail holes and calk/calkin ends

Made/Created

Notes

While the manufacturer and date of this shoe cannot be definitively determined, its appearance, design, and wear suggest that it is a machine-made but hand-finished shoe from the 19th or early 20th century and that it was made for a working pony. (See the general notes section below for more details.)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Small

Width

2 in

Length

3-3/4 in

Material

Metal, Iron