Bit, harness
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1975.0388.039
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 39
- Total Parts
- 106
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal bit and leather reins
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 164.0 cm
- Width
- 22.7 cm
- Height
- 2.4 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Non-motorized Ground Transportation
- Category
- Animal powered
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1850-1975 (STILL IN USE)
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
A type of horse tack placed in a horse's mouth that assists the rider to communicate desired movements to the horse (i.e. steer or restrain) by pulling the reins. This example has attached reins. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Stamped into the bit: "A. BROS"/ "13 [illegible]"/ "SOLID NICKEL"/ SC/ F.G.H/ 4[3]061"/ "406"
- Missing
- Unknown
- Finish
- Light grey metal bit and buckles with brown leather reins.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Bit, harness, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1975.0388, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1975.0388.039/
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