Pit pony collar. Leather collar in the shape of a teardrop. Leather around outside, inside checked woolen fabric. closed top pit pony collar by P Mc Cursty Glasgow
Digital image on Keeper’s computer – S:/Keeper/MyPictures/Exhibitions/DisplayNewVisitorCentre. Taken October 2003.
closed top pit pony collar by P Mc Cursty Glasgow.Made for Y/shire c/field.Scot.version had open top, rather than this closed top version. Came from Hilton Middleton, a harness collector. Had to be attached to the horse correctly or sores would result.
Was in the old power station Mining Skills exhibition in a case about haulage equipment, removed from the display 3.11.98 and boxed, now in the location above, on 9.11.98
Exhibition label text: Pit Pony Collar, 20th Century. The collar was a key part of a pony’s equipment. It was attached to wooden poles or limbers, that ran along the side of the pony and connected to the wagon. A collar had to be correctly fitted or it might rub against a pony’s skin and cause sores. l: 65 x w: 49 x h: 20 cms
The pit pony collar hung with bridle and bit in the underground stables when not in use.