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Artifact Overview
When farmers used horses for farm work, they worked with mares or geldings. A mare is a female horse, and a gelding is a castrated male. Castrating makes the animal more even-tempered, and easier to work. A veterinarian used this tool to crush the testicular cords on young stallions in order to geld them.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Castration tool
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
81.59.47
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Color
Silver (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 10.25 in
Width: 3.25 in
Length: 2 in
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