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BIT

https://collections.galtmuseum.com/link/artifact1801
Material Type
Artifact
Date Range From
1900
Date Range To
1910
Materials
IRON
Catalogue Number
P19738158000
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Material Type
Artifact
Date Range From
1900
Date Range To
1910
Materials
IRON
No. Pieces
1
Length
23.8
Diameter
4.8
Description
8.7 CM DIA. (INNER RING). BIT IS MODIFIED BY USING LARGER INSIDE RINGS MODIFIED FOR ATTACHMENT OF EXTRA BRIDLE STRAPS. JOINTED AT CENTER OF BAR. SURFACE CORROSION. ONE INNER RING IS WARPED, PERHAPS FROM PHYSICAL STRESS. RINGS ARE WRAPPED ONTO THE BAR BIT.
Subjects
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY T&E
Historical Association
AGRICULTURE
History
KNOWN AS A BEERY BIT ALSO A 4 RING WILSON BIT (MODIFIED). REF: EATON'S CATALOGUE 1901. & WESTERN HORSEMAN.
Catalogue Number
P19738158000
Acquisition Date
1973-04
Collection
Museum
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