Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Victorian pony hoof inkwell from Hornsey naturalist
I've no idea why someone would want to but, Hornsey naturalist S. H. Edwards had this 12 x 13 x 8cm item made for him, probably at some point later, rather than earlier, in the 19th century
A cursory search has turned up nothing about the man. If anyone happens to know anything about who he might have been......
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Comment by John Hough 21 hours ago
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I also have a Hoof but a much more modest item not presented with silver embellishments. Mine is from the horse that pulled my Great Grandfathers Hansom Cab. apparently it was traditional amongst Cabmen to keep a hoof of a horse that died 'on the job'. Cabmen worked twelve hour shifts and had to pay for the hire of their vehicles and horses out of the fares they earned. The best cab-stands for the drivers were outside the railway stations and the West End theatres, but life was tough for them. Licensed carriages had to pay five pound for the license plate and a shilling a day extra for the duty. An employed Hansom cab driver had to earn fourteen or sixteen shillings a day in summer for his owner, in addition to ‘yard money’ which was the charges for the stables.
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Comment by Hugh 19 hours ago
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That's interesting. Thank you for that information, John
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