University of Reading | Archive and Museum Database

Object number
61/144
Description
This is a horse gag, a veterinary or farrier's tool, used to force and hold a horse's mouth open. It is made of iron, with a twisted handle. It was used at Hamsterley, County Durham.
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – 'GAG // From Hamsterley, Co. Durham // [pencil sketch]'
Object name
Gag, horse
Associated subject
LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT : healthcare and wellbeing
Farriery
Horse
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_4083.tif - High resolution image