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- Breaking Cart, circa 1890 - Drivers used breaking carts to train and exercise horses. It took great skill to prepare a horse to accept the weight of a vehicle, get used to the noise of the moving carriage, learn to pull in harness with other horses, and respond to the driver's commands. This cart was used to train horses owned by railroad mogul Leland Stanford.
- circa 1890
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Breaking Cart, circa 1890
Drivers used breaking carts to train and exercise horses. It took great skill to prepare a horse to accept the weight of a vehicle, get used to the noise of the moving carriage, learn to pull in harness with other horses, and respond to the driver's commands. This cart was used to train horses owned by railroad mogul Leland Stanford.
- Flask, 1859-1865 - Glass factories in America began producing inexpensive, mold-formed flasks in the early 1800s. Many figured flasks were decorated with symbols of national pride and images of famous individuals -- or in this case a famous racehorse. Flora Temple won 95 harness races during the 1850s and 1860s. Not only was this "bob-tailed" mare immortalized in glass, but also in the song "Camptown races."
- 1859-1865
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Flask, 1859-1865
Glass factories in America began producing inexpensive, mold-formed flasks in the early 1800s. Many figured flasks were decorated with symbols of national pride and images of famous individuals -- or in this case a famous racehorse. Flora Temple won 95 harness races during the 1850s and 1860s. Not only was this "bob-tailed" mare immortalized in glass, but also in the song "Camptown races."
- Sulky, circa 1865 - Mid-19th-century Americans loved harness racing. The minimalistic sulky was essential to the sport. The lightweight little cart consisted only of what was necessary: wheels and axle, driver's seat, and a pair of shafts. When harnessed to a fast trotting horse, this high-wheeled sulky might reach 25 miles per hour or more on a race track.
- circa 1865
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Sulky, circa 1865
Mid-19th-century Americans loved harness racing. The minimalistic sulky was essential to the sport. The lightweight little cart consisted only of what was necessary: wheels and axle, driver's seat, and a pair of shafts. When harnessed to a fast trotting horse, this high-wheeled sulky might reach 25 miles per hour or more on a race track.
- Harris & Co. Catalog, "Boston Copper Weathervanes, Iron Crestings, and Lightning Rods," circa 1885 - Harris & Company manufactured copper weathervanes. Among this Boston, Massachusetts, firm's offerings were weathervane ornaments representing well-known racehorses. Customers could choose from six champions depicted in this catalog from the mid-1880s.
- circa 1885
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Harris & Co. Catalog, "Boston Copper Weathervanes, Iron Crestings, and Lightning Rods," circa 1885
Harris & Company manufactured copper weathervanes. Among this Boston, Massachusetts, firm's offerings were weathervane ornaments representing well-known racehorses. Customers could choose from six champions depicted in this catalog from the mid-1880s.