horseshoe
Bell Island Miner's Museum
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| Nom de l'objet : | horseshoe |
| Classification de l'objet : | man-made artefact |
| Catégorie de l'objet : | tools & equipment for materials |
| Sous-catégorie de l'objet : | mining and mineral harvesting tools and equipment |
| Discipline : | industrial history local history, material culture |
| Matériaux : | iron |
| Technique de fabrication : | forged |
| Numéro d'accession : | Noaccession12 |
| Province d'origine : | Pre-Confederation Newfoundland ? |
| Pays d'origine : | Dominion of Newfoundland ? |
| Continent d'origine : | North America |
| Province d'utilisation : | Pre-Confederation Newfoundland |
| Pays d'utilisation : | Dominion of Newfoundland |
| Culture : | Pre-Confederation Newfoundland |
| Contexte culturel : | mining |
| Date de début de production : | early 1900's |
| Date de fin de production : | c 1960s |
| Période : | early to mid 20th century |
| Description : | This horseshoe was worn by the Draft Horses that were used in the Bell Island mines. Draft Horses are a large breed of horse. The horseshoe itself is rusted, with 8 holes in it, 4 on each side, so that it may be nailed to the horse's hooves. Only 1 of the 8 holes can be seen clearly however, as the other 7 have nails still in them. Of the 7 nails, only 2 can be seen hanging from the holes, as the other 5 are far shorter, and only the head of those nails can be seen in the hole. Additionally, the metal on the horseshoe itself has been raised in the front and the back, on the side that would touch the horse's hoof so that the horseshoe would not shift when the horse was walking. |
| Commentaires : | Several of these horseshoes have been found in the # 2 Mine, and a few have been donated by residents. These horseshoes belong to the large draft horses were used in the mines to pull around empty ore cars and equipment to different areas of the mine as needed. The mining company had its own blacksmith shop where the shoes were made on site. On occasion, special order shoes had to be fabricated to solve a particular problem with a hoof. |
| Fonctions : | Worn by Draft Horses who used to pull mine cars in the Bell Island mines. |
| Longueur : | 16.8 |
| Largeur : | 16.4 |
| Profondeur : | 2.4 |
| Unité de mesure linéaire : | cm |
| Nombre d'objets : | 1 |
| Nombre de parties composantes : | 8 |
| Nom des parties composantes : | horseshoe nails |
| Sujet ou image : | horseshoe tools and equipment mining equipment |
| Établissement : |
Bell Island Miner's Museum
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| Ville de l'établissement : | Wabana |
| Province de l'établissement : | Newfoundland & Labrador |
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