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Haims. Two large curved pieces of wood joined by a chain at one end and a leather belt at the other. Each wooden pieces has a metal plate screwed to its outer surfaces and a leather pad with a metal hook.
Yoke (collar or hamins or hems) for an ox or horse. Bought at Glens of Foundland, Wells of Ythan.
Spurs. A pair of U shaped steel rods with a leather belt between the ends and a prong with a spiked wheel protruding from the middle.
Pair of spurs, made from steel, 'best hard' inscribed inside the heel, with leather straps. Donor unknown, but old label states: WILSON COLLECTION.
Inscription: Inside heel: BEST HARD Old label: WILSON COLLECTION
Inscription: Inside heel: BEST HARD Old label: WILSON COLLECTION
Froe stick. A wooden stick with a flat cross at the top, around which is wrapped twisted hair.
Froe stick, or milk whisk, used for whipping cream at Hallowe'en. Small wooden cross on a shaft, with the cross wrapped round with a halo of twisted hair from a cow's tail.
Fleams
Set of fleams, three small steel knife blades with a tongue, used to bleed horses. Enclosed in a pen-knife shaped case, made from horn.
Harness ornament. A piece of black leather with metal studs and badges. In the centre is a badge consisting of a dot, a ring and hearts arranged in a ring, there are also two badges composed of a red disc with a horseshoe in the middle.
Decorated headpiece from a bridle of a working horse at Whitebogs, New Deer, Aberdeenshire. Two loops on the back to fit on a bridle. Black leather has been used and the decorations are: central panel - a silver sun motif with hearts, side panels -…
Bells. Two silver jingle bells with traces of green paint.
Two bells (pellet type), originally part of a horse harness. Originally electro-plated but this has worn off and been replaced with green paint. One of a number of items donated by Mrs Argo of Aberdeen, some of which were used on the farm of Darnabo,…