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57/351
[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
This docking iron was a veterinary tool used for shortening the length of a young horse's tail by cutting it to a short stump. It dates from the mid-19th century, and was probably made in the Weardale area of County Durham, where it was also used by a farmer.
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
MERL ‘Associated information’ form – 'Docking Iron // From Ireshopeburn, Upper Weardale. // See accompanying enquiry form. // [pencil sketch] // Age // Mid 19th Cent. // Who made it and where? // Believed local // Who used it and where? // Belonged to a local Weardale farmer who died in his later seventies some years ago, it is believed that he would take it over from his father who was also a local castrator etc. // How was it used (if not obvious) // Used for docking tails of young horses.'
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]
1825-01-01 - 1874-12-31
[nb-NO]Production period[nb-NO]
Mid-nineteenth century
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[nb-NO]External document[nb-NO]
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_2664.tif - High resolution image
