What Is Itttttttttttttttttt

[KirkTN]

Found this on an old farm site earlier this week. Another member just found one too. Help a brother out. What Is Ittttttttttttttttt.another member RickyP found the same piece link to his post below
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,142748.0/topicseen.html

Thank ya, Thank ya Very Much.

KirkTN

 

[Cannonman17]

part of old horse bridal or buckle?

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

What size is itttttttttttt?

A Stirrup? (If 5" or 6" wide)

A harness "D" ring (if 1" or 2" wide)

 

[KirkTN]

What size is itttttttttttt?

A Stirrup? (If 5" or 6" wide)

A harness "D" ring (if 1" or 2" wide)

It's exactly 4" it the widest part.

 

[Montana Jim]

Absolutly horse tack D ring.

 

[KirkTN]

Thanks Charlie P and MJ, That didn't take long.

 

[Cannonman17]

I have a dumb question, what's the difference between a horse bridal and horse tac? Actually... what is a horse bridal? Is tha even a term or did I make it up? It sounded right... LOL

 

[KirkTN]

Not a dumb question, I do know what a bridal is, it's the piece that goes in the horses mouth. some are one piece some two piece with swivel in the middle and some have a D-ring on the side but not a D-ring of this style. This one is too heavy for that and riggid which wouldn't allow for the leather to slip as it needs to on a bridal. I think this D-ring was used for saddle adjustment or maybe harness. A bridal is the horse tack family.

 

[vondrewvious]

Looks like a hatch lifting ring to me.

 

[KirkTN]

It does look alot like one of thoses.

 

[Old_Okie]

Looks to me like the handle from the side of a washtub.

As for the Bridle (not bridal) vs Tack question, all horse related items,ie. saddle, bridle, harness etc are lumped together as tack. The bridle is the headpiece, consisting of the headstall, bit (the piece Kirk described) and the reins.

Hope this helps some.

Old_Okie

 

[Montana Jim]

Looks to me like the handle from the side of a washtub.

As for the Bridle (not bridal) vs Tack question, all horse related items,ie. saddle, bridle, harness etc are lumped together as tack. The bridle is the headpiece, consisting of the headstall, bit (the piece Kirk described) and the reins.

Hope this helps some.

Old_Okie

Hmmmmm..... Interesting.

I have always considered these to be the D ring from a saddle cinch.

Now as I look at it - I also see the handle from a tub! I'll be damned!

 

[silverswede]

In case there are a few folks that have never had a bath in a washtub here is a picture of one like Old Okie is referring to. The side handles sure are like what you have pictured, Kirk. Climb into one of those with a bar of brown laundry soap in a cold room....Ahh life was great in the early days.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Every tub handle I've handled is round wire with a gap at the attachment end.

 

[Monty]

That thing you stick in a horse's mouth is a a bit, not a bridle. Or maybe a carrot or a sugar cube. I 'd sure hate to go horse back riding with you sticking the bridle in the horse's mouth! Where would you put the saddle? I'm being a horses a-- and just kidding. M nty

 

[chong2]

wow, i need to start getting back to TN more often, i found a bunch of these, i used to hope they were to treasure chests very common to see these on here. they used those handles for a NUMBER OF THINGS, INCLUDING THE WASH/ WATER TUBS. i have maybe 5?

 

[watercolor]

We have a copper wash tub by the fireplace that we use
for storing firewood that's missing a handle on one side. . . I think you found it

 

[Montana Jim]

hmmmmm.....

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Hey look. Someone repaired that copper tub with a piece of horse equipment.

I know when I'm licked. I surrender.

 

[watercolor]

Absolutly horse tack D ring.

Hey look. Someone repaired that copper tub with a piece of horse equipment.

I know when I'm licked. I surrender.

Charlie, you and Jim could be more right than you think. . . that copper tub belonged to my grandmother's uncle. . . and he was a blacksmith