BIT
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MEASUREMENT 10"L x 5"W
DESCRIPTION Mexican iron bridle bit. Rollers missing from port. Pieces of copper wire wrapped around mouthpiece. Heavy ring curb. Copper rings for bridle. Two dissimilar copper rein chains.
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1833c17 |
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BIT
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MEASUREMENT 9 1/2"L x 5"W
DESCRIPTION Mexican iron bridle bit. Port bit with copper rollers. Copper rings wrapped around mouthpiece. Several rollers and rings missing. Heavy ring curb. Rein chains fastened with copper brads.
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1833c16 |
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BIT
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MEASUREMENT 10 1/4"L x 4 1/4"W
DESCRIPTION Mexican iron bridle bit. Mouthpiece fastened in place with copper brads. One of two copper rollers in port missing. Heavy ring curb.
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1833c14 |
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BIT
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MEASUREMENT 11 3/4"L x 6"W
DESCRIPTION Mexican heavy iron bridle bit. Rollers in port missing. Large heavy ring curb. Rings for bridle.
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1833c12 |
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BIT
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MEASUREMENT 10"L x 5"W
DESCRIPTION Mexican iron bridle bit. Engraved. Rollers in port missing. Large ring curb. Decorative holes in sides of bit.
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1833c11 |
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BIT
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MEASUREMENT 8 1/4"L x 5 1/4"W
DESCRIPTION Mexican iron bridle bit. Engraved. Short port on mouthpiece. Hook for rein chain.
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1833c9 |
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BIT
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MEASUREMENT 8 1/2"L x 5 1/2"W
DESCRIPTION Mexican steel bit. Spade mouth with roller. Rings for bridle. Short section of curb chain still attached.
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1833c7 |
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BIT
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MEASUREMENT 10 1/2"L x 5 1/4"W
DESCRIPTION Mexican iron bridle bit. Copper wire wound around the front of the bit. Copper rollers in port. Large ring curb. Heavy rein chains.
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1833c6 |
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BIT
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MEASUREMENT 5"L x 5 1/4"W
DESCRIPTION Mexican iron bridle bit. Three rows of rollers in port. Large ring curb fastened to bit by small chains. Two rings for reins.
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1833c4 |
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BIT
CATEGORY DISTRIBUTION & TRANSPORTATION ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 10 1/2"L x 5 1/2"W
DESCRIPTION Mexican iron bridle bit. Port mouth. Large ring curb. Rings for fastening bridle. One of two rings for curb chains missing.
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1833c3 |
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BIT
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MEASUREMENT 10 3/4"L x 7"W
DESCRIPTION U.S. Cavalry steel bridle bit. Four rings for attaching bridle. Copper roller on port. Curb ring.
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15853c12 |
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BIT
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MEASUREMENT 8"L x 5 3/4"W
DESCRIPTION Iron bridle bit. Mouthpiece with small port bradded to straight side pieces. Six rings for attaching reins and chains.
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14872 |
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BIT
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MEASUREMENT 11"L x 5 3/4"W
DESCRIPTION Iron bridle bit. Copper wire bound around port. Ring curb. Ogee curved sides with holes. Several brass studs in holes. Wire rings for attaching reins and chains.
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9957 |
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BIT
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MEASUREMENT 7 1/2"H x 5 1/4"W
DESCRIPTION Iron harness bit. Four rings. Port mouthpiece. Curved sides.
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8240 |
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BIT
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MEASUREMENT 6"L x 7 1/4"W
DESCRIPTION Horse's bit; iron, with two clips and three rings attached.
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3457 |
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BOTTLE
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MEASUREMENT various
DESCRIPTION Broken green glass bottle in 33 pieces (a-ag), including metal wire stopper. Bottle marked: "J.J. Stone Registered Torrington con & oz. Artificial Flavor & Color" and "This Bottle Not To Be Sold". (...
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3253.a-ag |
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BRIDLE
CATEGORY DISTRIBUTION & TRANSPORTATION ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 73 1/4"L
DESCRIPTION Silver trimmed Mexican bridle with iron bit. Black leather. Reins of silver colored metal mesh cords with tassels at ends. Several silver beads along length of the reins and silver caps on the tass...
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16495 |
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BRIDLE
CATEGORY DISTRIBUTION & TRANSPORTATION ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 11 1/2"L x 2 1/4"W (combined)
DESCRIPTION Piece of bridle; dark leather band (perhaps a headpiece) decorated with eight-pointed stars and rivets in silver; silver end piece forms a 90 degree angle; strap is broken on both ends and in the midd...
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3456 |
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BRIDLE
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MEASUREMENT 86"L x 7/8"W
DESCRIPTION Bridle reins. Black leather strip broken off at each end. Consists of two strips stitched together end to end with approximately two inches of overlap.
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17733c4 |
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BRIDLE
CATEGORY DISTRIBUTION & TRANSPORTATION ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 11 3/4 "L (a); 25 1/2"L (b)
DESCRIPTION Pieces of bridle; dark leather straps trimmed with silver end pieces; 3455a connects to 3455b and contains a buckle; 3455b has holes at the end of the strap for buckling.
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3455.a-c |
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CAR-COUPLER
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MEASUREMENT 7"L x 3 3/8"Cir.
DESCRIPTION Car-coupler. Heavy iron pin for car coupler. Round head at one end and an eye through the other end. Marked, at top of head, "66". Good condition. Slight wear - pitted.
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1236 |
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JACKET, LIFE
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MEASUREMENT 20"H
DATE MADE 1937
DESCRIPTION Life jacket. Eight vertical planks of wood held in a gray canvas vest. Two sets of ties in front. Stenciled near front "PASSED / U.S. ASST INSPECTOR / [obscured] VESSEL / NEW ORLEANS, LA / NOV 9 19...
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1523 |
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LARIAT
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MEASUREMENT 120"L x 3/4"Dia.
DESCRIPTION Eight plait rawhide Mexican lariat.
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2415 |
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LARIAT
CATEGORY DISTRIBUTION & TRANSPORTATION ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 77"L
DATE MADE 1861-1865
DESCRIPTION Lariat made of braided human hair.
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20281 |
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MARTINGALE
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MEASUREMENT 42"L
DESCRIPTION Martingale; dark leather with large silver center emblem containing a five-pointed star in the design; bifurcated front straps trimmed with six six-pointed silver stars; ring at the end of one of the ...
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3454 |
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MARTINGALE
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MEASUREMENT 5"H x 4"W
DATE MADE 19th century
DESCRIPTION Silver plate martingale ornament. Image of five pointed star above eagle. Eagle perched on top of a sphere that reads "TEXAS". Border has leaf design and reads "LIBERTY... INDEPENDENCE". Two wire ...
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9508 |
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PAINTING, "Castrillon Awaits Death"
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MEASUREMENT 36"H x 30"L
DATE MADE 1987/1990
DESCRIPTION Oil on canvas painting depicting General Manuel Fernandez Castrillon awaiting death at the hands of Texan soldiers during the Battle of San Jacinto.
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19817c16 |
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POT
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MEASUREMENT 5 1/2"H x 5 3/4"Dia.
DESCRIPTION Effigy pot with human face at top. Black and brown painted geometric design.
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15245c64 |
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POT
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MEASUREMENT 2 1/4"H x 2 1/4"W x 2 1/8"D
DATE MADE pre-16th century
DESCRIPTION Effigy pot. Face, torso, two arms. Right proper ear broken. Part of head band broken.
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2162 |
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POT
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MEASUREMENT 6 1/4"H
DESCRIPTION Piman pottery. Terracotta olla with black designs. Small opening. Inscribed in pencil on one side near the top "28 Mayo 1898" and on the other side "Modesto". Tape label on bottom reads: "Prehistor...
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15245c66 |
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POT
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MEASUREMENT 6 1/4"H
DATE MADE pre-16th century
DESCRIPTION Piman pottery. Terracotta olla with black designs. Bird effigy (perhaps turkey). Head and tail protrusions from opposite sides. Patched with yellow glue. Label: "Found near Corralitos, Chihuahua, ...
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15245c70 |
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POT
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MEASUREMENT 2 5/8"H x 6 1/4"L
DATE MADE pre-16th century
DESCRIPTION Clay effigy pot.. Bird (or fish). Two holes on opposite sides of opening. Bird's head and tail protrude from sides of the pot. Tail is chipped.
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POT
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MEASUREMENT 4"H
DATE MADE pre-16th century
DESCRIPTION Tarascan pottery. Oval-shaped bowl with reddish, brown and beige colors in zig-zag patterns. Natural gray clay color on bottom and inside where bowl is worn.
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POT
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MEASUREMENT 3 3/4"H x 6 1/4"L
DATE MADE pre-16th century
DESCRIPTION Piman pottery. Effigy pot (possibly bird). Head and tail broken off. Tope-colored clay with black line designs. Head of bird functioned as spout. Three holes along rim. Tape on bottom with note:...
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15245c65 |
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QUIRT
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MEASUREMENT 31"L x 1/2"Dia.
DESCRIPTION Quirt. Nine metal links wrapped in wire wrapped wire. Rawhide lash.
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2238 |
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QUIRT
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MEASUREMENT 53"L x 5/8"Dia.
DESCRIPTION Quirt. Four metal links wrapped in wire wrapped wire. Rawhide wrist strap. Double rawhide lash.
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2237 |
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SADDLE
CATEGORY DISTRIBUTION & TRANSPORTATION ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 9"H x 7 3/4"W x 5 1/4"L
DESCRIPTION Saddle horn only. Iron. Four prongs for attaching to saddle frame. Three screw holes on each front prong, two on each rear prong. Numerous weld and repair marks.
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SADDLEBAG
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MEASUREMENT 15"H x 14"W
DESCRIPTION Saddlebag. One pouch only, other half of conjoined saddlebags is missing. Black leather deep pouch. Leather handle at top. Two leather straps attached to flap to thread through metal buckles on ba...
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20287 |
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SADDLEBAG
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MEASUREMENT 42"L x 15"W
DESCRIPTION Saddlebag. Two brown leather conjoined saddlebags. Both pouch flaps decorated with tooled criss-cross design. Three straps attached to flap on each pouch to thread through metal buckles on base of ...
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20286 |
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SADDLEBAG
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MEASUREMENT 14 1/2"H x 16"W
DESCRIPTION Saddlebag. Black leather. Main compartment has two pockets stitched to back face and one pocket with button closure stitched to front face. Traces of cloth lining on back face of main compartment. ...
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SADDLEBAG
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MEASUREMENT 33 1/2"L (outstretched) x 7 1/2"W
DATE MADE c. 1870
DESCRIPTION Physician's saddlebag (a). Brown leather with brass trimmings. Two bifurcated pouches for carrying medicine bottles and equipment. Leather dividers in two compartments (b,c) for dividing compartmen...
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20285.a-aw |
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SADDLEBAG
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MEASUREMENT 33 1/4" (outstretched) x 5 7/8"
DESCRIPTION Physician's saddlebag (a). Brown leather with metal fittings. Leather is worn and damaged in several places. Outer flap of pouches are stamped: "ELLIOTT'S PATENT/ GRANTED JAN 18 1870/ A.A. MELLIER/...
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3352.a-aa |
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SINGLETREE
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MEASUREMENT 4"L x 3"W x 1 1/2"D
DESCRIPTION Singletree. Center clamp only.
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3370 |
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SINGLETREE
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MEASUREMENT 31"L
DATE MADE c. 1836
DESCRIPTION Wooden singletree with iron hardware. 3"Dia. ring at center. Iron hook at each end.
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SPUR
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MEASUREMENT 4 1/4"L x 2 3/4"W
DESCRIPTION Pair of brass spurs; shanks in the shape of a horse's head, small 10-pronged rowel.
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15853c11.a-b |
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SPUR
CATEGORY DISTRIBUTION & TRANSPORTATION ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 6"L x 3 1/2"W
DESCRIPTION Wrought iron spur; engraved design on spur buttons, heel band and shank, eight-pronged rowel.
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8297c1 |
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SPUR
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MEASUREMENT 6"L x 4 1/4"W
DESCRIPTION Iron spur; star-shaped, five-pronged rowel.
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8297c3 |
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SPUR
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MEASUREMENT 6 1/4"L x 3 1/2"W
DESCRIPTION Wrought iron spur with engraved designs on heel band and shank; two spur buttons, one of floral shape; eight-pronged rowel
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8297c2 |
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SPUR
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MEASUREMENT 3 1/2"L x 2"W
DESCRIPTION Pair of brass spurs; small rowels with approximately 40 prongs, shanks in the shape of a long-necked bird, ornate engraved designs on heel band, heel tongues for notches inscribed with the word "Deely...
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9507.a-b |
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SPUR
CATEGORY DISTRIBUTION & TRANSPORTATION ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 5 1/2"L x 4"W
DESCRIPTION Pair of military spurs. Silver. Shanks end in small knob; no rowel. Leather straps.
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3332.a-b |
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SPUR
CATEGORY DISTRIBUTION & TRANSPORTATION ARTIFACTS
MEASUREMENT 3 3/4"L x 2 3/4"W
DESCRIPTION Mexican spur; brass with eight-pronged rowel, engraved heel band, and leather spur strap.
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