Agriculture, Commerce, Government: 1860-1950 : Cattle, Lumber, Potatoes and Dynamite
Object ID:
2008.002.77
Object Name:
Hames Collar
Description:
Brass ball top steel bound bolt hames has a harness attached to line rings and is attached to a vintage leather collar. The steel hames displays a stamped manufacturer's mark USHCO for United States Harness Company who supplied the US Calvary Division with harnesses in WWI. A surplus was later sold to the public. This may have been used for a mule due to its smaller size in the hames collection.
Dimensions:
W-15 L-27 D-6.5 inches
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