Horse Shoe Collection

Blacksmith & Horse 19C
A blacksmith puts a new shoe on a bay mare

Horseshoer. Coloured engraving (19th c. )
Horseshoer. Coloured engraving (19th c.)

Blacksmith at work in his forge
An elderly blacksmith hammering a horseshoe on his anvil. The owner of the horse awaiting a new set of shoes looks in at the window, while the blacksmiths cat scratches an ear on the work bench

Blacksmith shoeing a Metropolitan Police horse
A blacksmith shoeing a Metropolitan Police horse. There are discarded horseshoes on the floor, and more hanging from a rack on the wall. Date: circa 1960s

Honeymoon taxi / W H Robinson
The best man need no longer grovel under back axles to attach boots and horseshoes etc. The Honeymoon taxi comes pre-prepared

Horseshoe Falls, Berwyn Valley, Llangollen, Wales. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

The Winning Jockey
The winning jockey celebrates with his girl in the winners enclosure. Illustration from The Merry Duchess Valse music sheet

Horseshoe Cloister, Windsor Castle, Victorian period

Geranium and pelargonium species
Anemone-leaved geranium, Geranium anemonefolium, three-coloured pelargonium, Pelargonium tricolor, thick-stemmed pelargonium, Pelargonium crassicaule, ivy-leaved pelargonium, Pelargonium peltatum

New rolling machine for making horse shoe nails, patented by Messrs. Huggett. The manufacture of horseshoe nails by machinery, instead of forging them by hand

Quit Rents ceremony, Royal Courts of Justice, London
The ancient ceremony of Quit Rents taking place in the Royal Courts of Justice, London. The paying of quit rents by the Corporation of the City of London to the King (or Queen)

Six types of bat: Flying Fox, Vampire Bat, Parti-Coloured or Rearmouse, Long-Eared, Horseshoe Bat, and Flying Lemur Bat

Bat / Greater Horseshoe / Nl
Greater horse-shoe bat

Blacksmith (Series)
Le marechal ferrand - BLACKSMITH - hammers a horseshoe on his anvil

Spain (19th c. ). Granada. Main gate of the Alhambra
Spain (19th c.). Granada. Main gate of the Alhambra. Etching. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

Ice cream vendor in the Dordogne, France
An ice cream vendor with her stall in a village in the Dordogne, south west France. She and her assistant don t appear to be very busy. Date: 1951

The horseshoe English and American bar, 1, Bould. Denain near the Gare du Nord. Poster showing a woman dancer straddling a horseshoe, holding a glass in her raised right hand

Horseshoe Fall, Niagara. Date c1900

Horseshoe Fall from Goat Island, Niagara. Date between 1898 and 1905

Carnoustie, Scotland
Good Luck postcard from Carnoustie, Scotland - Lovers Loak and the Bandstand. The twon is most famous for the Champioship Golf Course - a regular venue for the British Open Golf Championship

Burgos, Spain - Arco de San Esteban
Arco de San Esteban (Saint Stephens arch) at Burgos, Spain. Date: circa 1910

Metropolitan Police blacksmith with WPC and horses
A blacksmith shaping a horseshoe on his anvil, while a Metropolitan Police WPC watches. Two horses stand waiting in the background. Date: circa 1980s

21st birthday card with horseshoes and flowers
A 21st birthday card with two lucky horseshoes and a vase of forget-me-nots. Date: 1936

Birthday card for a brother
A Happy Birthday to my Brother: birthday card with a red rose, blue forget-me-nots, assorted pansies and a horseshoe, with a sailing boat on a lake in the background. Date: circa 1930s

Wartime wedding in uniform
A wartime wedding, with both the bride and the groom in their respective uniforms. Date: circa 1940

LUCKY BUBBLY
A lucky horseshoe, and red roses beside a large bottle of champagne, probably meant for a couple of newlyweds to enjoy! Date: 1966

Gretna Marriage Room
The Horseshoe Marriage Room at Gretna Green, Scotland. Established in 1830; a haven for young English couples wanting to marry quickly without parental consent. Date: established 1830

Cleaning a Hoof
A farrier cleaning a horses hoof before fitting a new horseshoe. Date: 1960s

Fitting a Hot Horseshoe
A farrier putting on a hot horseshoe. Date: 1960s

Fond Birthday Wishes with ivy and pansies
Fond Birthday Wishes -- an arrangement of ivy and pansies in a horseshoe shape on a birthday postcard. Date: early 20th century

Lucky Horseshoe on Door
A horseshoe is nailed to a farm door to keep away the devil or any other evil threat Date: 1922

Child & Horseshoe
Girl with a horseshoe to wish a Good Year - a few months later World War One began... Date: 1914

Fulness of Joy Plate 2
Floral accompaniment to Psalm 16.11: a garland or swag, in the shape of a horseshoe, composed of daisies & grass. Date: circa 1880

Blacksmith in his forge, working on a horseshoe
A young blacksmith in his forge, working on a horseshoe, at the Black Country Museum, Birmingham, West Midlands

Ireland - Greetings Card
A greeting card from Ireland (interestingly depicted as one country)

Oriental Beauty from Constantinople
An Oriental Beauty from Constantinople with fancy headdress and many layers of beads. These women are known as the nomads and they are decorated by their men, who weigh them down with jewellery!

Rustic wedding in Kent
A rustic wedding in Kent -- the bride sits on a horse-drawn cart which has been decorated with garlands, and receives a lucky horseshoe from the village blacksmith

Blacksmith shoeing a horse
A Blacksmith changes the shoes on a working horse. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Gretna Green
The Horseshoe Marriage Room at Gretna Green on the Scottish borders established in 1830

Women & Sailor Boy 1870S
Chatelaine, elephant brooch, sailor suit, handbag. Purple cape, jacket bodice, checker- board waistcoat front; pink polonaise, front opening skirt with black lace underskirt

Wizard of Oz / Henry & Em
Dorothy and Toto with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry

Autumn Walkers
A mother and child enjoy a walk through the Autumn mist in the woods on Horseshoe Common, Bournemouth, Dorset, England

Demon & Horse Shoe
A cottager nails a horse-shoe over his front door, thereby frustrating the Devil who is lurking nearby with evil intentions

Nigara - American Falls
The American Falls seen from the side; in the distance are the Canadian, or Horseshoe Falls

Niagara Falls Anon 2
A panoramic view of the Falls - the American Falls on the left, the relatively small Bridal Veil Falls to the left of Goat Island, the Canadian or Horseshoe Falls beyond

A Farrier at work, Worcestershire
A Farrier at work, fitting a shoe to a large working horse, Worcestershire. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd

Niagara Falls between Canada and the USA
View of the Niagara Falls between Canada and the United States of America -- the American Fall on the left, the Horseshoe Fall on the right

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