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- Farriers Fitting a Horseshoe, circa 1885 - Tintypes, the popular "instant photographs" of the 19th century, could be produced in a matter of minutes at a price most people could afford. At first, outdoor tintypes were rare. But after a new, more convenient process for making tintypes was introduced in the 1880s, photographs of outdoor scenes became more common.
- circa 1885
- Collections - Artifact
Farriers Fitting a Horseshoe, circa 1885
Tintypes, the popular "instant photographs" of the 19th century, could be produced in a matter of minutes at a price most people could afford. At first, outdoor tintypes were rare. But after a new, more convenient process for making tintypes was introduced in the 1880s, photographs of outdoor scenes became more common.
- Hoof Rasp -
- Collections - Artifact
Hoof Rasp
- Hoof Tester - To better diagnose hoof injuries in horses, veterinarians apply light pressure to different points on the bottom of the hoof with a hoof tester. During the examination, veterinarians observe the horse’s reaction, noting any sensitivity or other irregularities.
- Collections - Artifact
Hoof Tester
To better diagnose hoof injuries in horses, veterinarians apply light pressure to different points on the bottom of the hoof with a hoof tester. During the examination, veterinarians observe the horse’s reaction, noting any sensitivity or other irregularities.
- Display Case Containing Horseshoes Made by H. A. Meikrantz, 1875-1938 -
- 1875-1938
- Collections - Artifact
Display Case Containing Horseshoes Made by H. A. Meikrantz, 1875-1938
- Display Case Containing Horseshoes Made by Seymour S. Hopkins and John G. Hopkins, 1912 -
- 1862-1912
- Collections - Artifact
Display Case Containing Horseshoes Made by Seymour S. Hopkins and John G. Hopkins, 1912
- Trade Card for Morenci Foundry & Machine Shop, 1875-1885 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1875-1885
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Morenci Foundry & Machine Shop, 1875-1885
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- Hoof Nipper, circa 1890 -
- circa 1890
- Collections - Artifact
Hoof Nipper, circa 1890
- Hoof Tester - To better diagnose hoof injuries in horses, veterinarians apply light pressure to different points on the bottom of the hoof with a hoof tester. During the examination, veterinarians observe the horse’s reaction, noting any sensitivity or other irregularities.
- Collections - Artifact
Hoof Tester
To better diagnose hoof injuries in horses, veterinarians apply light pressure to different points on the bottom of the hoof with a hoof tester. During the examination, veterinarians observe the horse’s reaction, noting any sensitivity or other irregularities.
- Building with Sign "Horse Shoers and Machine Blacksmiths, Wagons and Autos Repaired," circa 1900 -
- circa 1900
- Collections - Artifact
Building with Sign "Horse Shoers and Machine Blacksmiths, Wagons and Autos Repaired," circa 1900
- Display Case Containing Horseshoes Made by James Lowe, 1894 - James Lowe, a Canadian-born blacksmith, made these corrective horseshoes -- shoes to remedy different diseases and irregularities of the hoof -- to draw customers to his shop in Berlin, New Hampshire. He aged out of that business as horses became less essential in the busy mill town, but the display case and its contents still affirming his skill as an experienced farrier.
- 1894
- Collections - Artifact
Display Case Containing Horseshoes Made by James Lowe, 1894
James Lowe, a Canadian-born blacksmith, made these corrective horseshoes -- shoes to remedy different diseases and irregularities of the hoof -- to draw customers to his shop in Berlin, New Hampshire. He aged out of that business as horses became less essential in the busy mill town, but the display case and its contents still affirming his skill as an experienced farrier.