Horseshoe

1972.1220.4
from the collection of
Creation Date
1925 – 1930
Materials

Dimensions

16.51 cm. H x 15.24 cm. W Item (Overall)

Description
Cushioned horseshoe. Rounded shape 6.5 x 5.75" made of hard rubber with rubber heel. One side with cup ornamented with the number 4 and "Dryden Rubber Co., Straw Chicago." This was an invention of Arthur Smithson, a Glenwood blacksmith. (And father of the donor.) This shoe clamps on a horse's hoof and "Outlasts and ordinary shoe 120 times."
Related People and Organizations
Smithson, Arthur
Smithson, Charles
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