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Parallel Calked Horseshoes Vs. Perpendicular Calked Horseshoes
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Calks are knob-like structures that are placed on a horseshoe to keep the horse from slipping. Calks are placed on the ends of the shoe and/or on the toe. Parallel calked horseshoes have their calking placed in the same direction or are parallel to each other. While the perpendicular calked horseshoes have one of the calks facing forward and the other facing sideways or are ...
Screwdriver
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Hand made screwdriver with 5" oval handle. Painted black with a twisted head. 13" long.
Postcard of Abraham Lincoln's Log Cabin
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)taken to Chicago during the World's Fair by the Abraham Lincoln Log Cabin Association". This postcard was mailed August 14, 1910 from Chicago to El Paso, Illinois. On the reverse is a note and a cancelled one cent stamp.
Forged Iron Ring
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This is a three inch diameter ring forged in the Chesebro blacksmith shop.
Wrench, Automotive
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Two headed wrench, marked "Ford" on the obverse, "1917" on the reverse. Probably used for a Model T. Found in the Chesebro blacksmith shop.