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Horse Weight Tether Buggy Anchor Strap Hand forged ring
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This is a very unusual horse weight both because of its round shape, and it still has what appears to be the original leather strap attached to the bar, with a hand forged ring. The leather strap is 5 ' 8" long. The rivets look like they are made of copper, handmade and manually set. The clip is in working order and appears to be brass. The leather is not brittle and should be able to be restored with any good leather conditioner. This is a horse weight/tether/anchor. It is as close to pristine as your going to get for an artifact that is 100+ years old. It weighs approximately 20 lbs. It is 3 " high and the diameter is approximately 6 1/2" . It was used in the horse and buggy days, and it is a hand forged horse weight. This is a piece of iron hand forged usually at a local foundry. These weights were usually carried in a buggy, for deliveries of manufactured goods. When t was no hitching post, the weight was attached to a lead rope or in this case a leather strap. The lead rope was then attached to the halter or bridle and the weight was dropped to the ground. This was usually enough weight to keep the horse in place, until its owner returned . . This piece of Americana, the horse weight ,was a common item carried in a buggy until the automobile took over as the preferred mode of transportation. Each horse weight is unique, as the foundry or blacksmith that made the horse weights, arbitrarily put the inscription on them. Sometimes it would be a farms name, the weight, the town, county or an advertisement. Sometimes t would be no inscription.The shapes also varied. Some were round, square, beehive etc. The shapes may have been representative of the owners name or occupation. Other common names for these weights is, tether weight or horse anchor or hitching weight. This can be used as a door stop, conversation piece or a great addition to your collection. This is from a collection, that was written up in Yankee Magazine as one of the largest in the United States. 
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