Horse Collar, 1880-1930
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Fitted with a padded collar and other tack or harness equipment, a horse can move heavy loads or pull carriages, wagons, plows and other machinery. The collar distributes the weight around the horse's neck and shoulders, while avoiding pressure on the animal's windpipe. With this age-old invention, horses became and remain a valuable engine in non-motorized environments.
Fitted with a padded collar and other tack or harness equipment, a horse can move heavy loads or pull carriages, wagons, plows and other machinery. The collar distributes the weight around the horse's neck and shoulders, while avoiding pressure on the animal's windpipe. With this age-old invention, horses became and remain a valuable engine in non-motorized environments.
Artifact
Collar (Horse collar)
Date Made
1880-1930
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Soybean Lab Agricultural Gallery
Object ID
2001.0.74.73
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Leather
Color
Black (Color)
Dimensions
Width: 17 in
Length: 23 in
Thickness: 5 in
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