Object number
75/7/1-2
Description
Oxshoes are nailed or glued to the ox's hooves to protect the hooves from wear and tear. Each foot requires two half-shoes. These shoes consists of a flattish plate with five nail holes on one side and a loop of metal on the other. The underside has been rubbed smooth. They were found by the donor in Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the south-west of France, while collecting grasses (the donor was formerly the head of the Grass Breeding Department at the Welsh Plant Breeding Station in Aberystwyth).
Physical description
2 oxshoes: metal
Archival history
MERL Catalogue Form (temporary) – ‘Ox shoe // Pyrenees SW France // A. R. Beddows // The underside is rubbed smooth. It consists of a flattish plate with 5 nail holes one side and a loop of metal the other.’
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_12329.tif - High resolution image
