Horseshoes

Diamond

Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, National Park Service
Deer Lodge, MT, United States

Since the 1880s, most farriers have used factory-made “keg shoes,” so called because they were shipped from the factory in kegs. They came in a variety of shapes and sizes, from the small shoe of a cow pony to the massive, heavy shoe of a draft horse.

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Title: Horseshoes
Creator: Diamond
Contributor: Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, National Park Service
Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/grko/exb/HiredHands/Community/grko_9054_7742_7631_horsesh.html
Source: Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site
National Park Service Catalog Number: Bottom: GRKO 7742; Middle: GRKO 9054; Top: GRKO 7631
Measurements: Bottom: L 13.3, W 12.5, Th 2.4 cm; Middle: L 12, W 11.6, Th 2 cm; Top: L 20.3, W 17.2, Th 4 cm
Materials: All: Iron
Expiration Date: Top and Middle: c 1950

Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, National Park Service

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