found this in the woods team up the horses and help me date this please

[traderoftreasures]

i found this set up in the woods behind the barn. can anyone tell me the age of this team hookup or even it's real name. thanks

 

[johnnyi]

Those are Hames.

 

[RPG]

I would guess some kinda buggy harness. I see the yoke and what I call blinders that would block the side view of the horse, but I also see other items that would probably be used with a mule or ox. Is it all one piece?

 

[johnnyi]

sorry trader, I thought you were refering to the hard ones to identify which are the hames (the two long pieces. I guess you already know the rest, the bit, bridle, the rest?

p.s. jeese, I just read you wanted a date, not an i.d. They still use these in Pa. Dutch country so there's no telling. In your neck of the woods though I'd guess from lack of deteriortion the 1930's or even the 40's when many farmers were still using teams.

 

[traderoftreasures]

I would guess some kinda buggy harness. I see the yoke and what I call blinders that would block the side view of the horse, but I also see other items that would probably be used with a mule or ox. Is it all one piece?

no two pieces. the wooden parts were not with it. they were from the barn. in the barn is part of a wooden buggy, but i would not guess it to old as for it has wooden spoked tires with rubber wheels.

 

[traderoftreasures]

sorry trader, I thought you were refering to the hard ones to identify which are the hames (the two long pieces. I guess you already know the rest, the bit, bridle, the rest?

p.s. jeese, I just read you wanted a date, not an i.d. They still use these in Pa. Dutch country so there's no telling. In your neck of the woods though I'd guess from lack of deteriortion the 1930's or even the 40's when many farmers were still using teams.

johnnyi i did not have much identified. i am aware of what it was and how it was used but not what it was called. i'll take any dates or id's available. thanks harold

 

[johnnyi]

Harold, it's kind of tough the way they are spread out. The second picture down appear to show the blinders. The harness is tangled, but the thick straps are the back strap and the hip strap (once you spread it out you'll know which is which!) As I mentioned, the two iron pieces are the hames. (the balls which we often find in the filed are the hames balls). You've got a notched wood piece there which looks like a hames ( irmember the old farmers having another name for it ...a wimple tree..a wistle tree..darn I can't remember..) . Did it go with this outfit? it is adjustable to balance the strain on the pull. The rest is too tangles up to clearly identify so anyone could understand. Again, as far as age, these were in use well into the 1940's on some farms, and the Amish still use them. Early hames which we occasionally find were usually wood with iron straps backing.That's about all I can tell you.

 

[dimeaday]

Looks like a complete light work harness, metal hames, late 1920's to present day.. dl il