Social History — 1900
Horseshoe pad
Before the introduction of motorised transport, horse-drawn vehicles brought a distinctive sound to London's streets. This rubber pad is a horseshoe silencer, made to fit over horseshoes to reduce the noise they made as they struck the hard road surface.
- Category:
- Social History
- Object ID:
- 94.39/3
- Object name:
- horseshoe pad
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Production date:
- 1900
- Material:
rubber, textile
- Measurements/duration:
- L 177 mm, W 179 mm, T 21 mm
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- —
- License this image:
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