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14HM313, in Hamilton County, is a multicomponent site with both prehistoric and historic artifacts, of which this bit is one. While there are many different styles of bits, this particular bit seems closest to what is called a half check Dexter snaffle. One check ring has been broken off of the bit and has been attached with a wire by the last owner.
Date: 1880-1930
Item Number: 448941
Call Number: 14HM313-4
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 448941
Collections - Archeology
Home and Family - Daily life - Farm chores
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Tools & Equipment for Materials - Animal Husbandry - Bit
Places - Counties - Hamilton
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Thematic Time Period - The Twenties, 1920 - 1929
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