Name/TitleScraper

Horse sweat scraper

About this objectA wooden handled scraper consisting of a semi-circular piece of thin brass supported by an iron arc and then attached to square iron rod to wooden handle. It was used for drying off a horse if it was sweaty or had been rained on.

Medium and MaterialsHandle: wood
Semi-circular piece: brass
Arc: iron
Rod: iron

Inscription and MarksOn each side of wooden handle - one at top, the other at bottom - is "3/6" which looks like an original price of 3 shillings and 6 pence

MeasurementsLength: 240mm
Width: 215mm
Depth:50mm
Diameter of handle:31mm

Object numberSTMEA:2018-610

Copyright LicenceAttribution - Non-commercial (cc)