Name/TitleDrenching funnel (Horn)
About this objectUsed by the donor's father and workers on his farm at Hawkedon. Mr. Roger Clarke, a farrier from Stoke-by-Nayland, Colchester, advised that the 'bit', a hollow cylindrical tube, was placed in the horse's mouth and the draught of medicine poured into the funnel, which was in a vertical position. The liquid entered the horse's mouth through a hole in the bit. The strap was fastened round the horse's head and behind the ears to keep the bit in position. Very often a pitchfork was passed through the S- hook, attached to the semi-circular piece, which went round the horse's nose, to keep the head up.
Medium and MaterialsMade of iron and leather.
MeasurementsWidth: 190mm
Depth: 200mm
Runner Diameter: 60mm
Strap Length: 1140mm
Object numberSTMEA:75.A.120.11
Copyright Licence
Attribution - Non-commercial (cc)
