Farming equipment and machinery

Draught Horse Collar

A collection of old metal items that include gate hinges, saw blade, chain and branding iron. Gate hinge is metal branded with W.A. Photo: Rob Burnett.

This leather collar was designed to allow straps to be attached to a draught horse comfortably so they could be hitched to a wagon or plough.

The Archer’s horses would have been all too familiar with such collars. On Thursday 15th October 1829 William recorded that he “Sold Rattler and Spanker to Mr. Reiby”.

Draught Horse Collar. Source: Book of the Farm Vol. I, Henry Stephens, 1855, p156. — Draught Horse Collar. (Source: Book of the Farm Vol. I, Henry Stephens, 1855, p156)