Object Record
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Metadata
Object ID # |
1971.013.008 |
Object Name |
Weight, Hitching |
Other Name |
Weight, Tie |
Title |
Horse Tieweight |
Lexicon category |
7: Distribution & Transportation Artifact |
Made |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Description |
Black iron or metal half-sphere hitching weight also known as a tie-weight or a "nag anchor". Rope (not original to tie weight) is tied to an eye loop on top. |
Makers mark |
No maker's mark |
Provenance |
Original provenance unknown. May have been used in connection with J. Spragge's grocery business in Owen Sound, Grey County as the previous owner said that this sort of tie-weight was useful for horse-drawn milk rigs or bread wagons. Last owned by Marjorie Spragge of Owen Sound, Grey County. |
Collection |
Transportation, Horses & Equipment Collection |
Material |
Metal/Rope |
Dimensions |
H-10 Dia-20 cm |
Found |
Owen Sound, Grey County |
People |
Spragge, Marjorie Spragge, George |
Subjects |
Horses |
Function |
An item like this would be carried in a horse-drawn vehicle and set out on the ground when the vehicle was parked in order to keep a horse from wandering off. They were sometimes called "nag anchors" or "drop ties" or "horse anchors", "spiders" or "dead men". This one has a piece of rope on it that was likely added by museum staff in the 1990s. The previous owner said that this sort of tie-weight was useful for horse-drawn milk rigs or bread wagons. |