Name/TitleHorse Gag
About this objectThis veterinary tool was used in the 19th and 20th centuries, to open a horse's mouth for examination and to put the tongue aside whilst administering medicinal pills. It was used at Creeting, near Stowmarket. The handle is badly worm eaten. It is rectangular in section, tapering at the distal whorls.
Medium and MaterialsMade of iron with an ash handle
MeasurementsLength: 400mm
Width: 155mm
Length(handle): 150mm
Width(handle): 55mm
Object Typehorse gag
Object numberSTMEA:A.1167
Copyright Licence
Attribution - Non-commercial (cc)
