Mule snubber
date: label: Date
content: 19th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Old Slave Mart Museum, American, founded 1937
notes: label: Description
content: A mule snubber with a handle and an elongated horseshoe-shaped snubber attachment. The handle and snubber have been formed from two (2) pieces of flat metal with squared edges that has been bent to form the sides of the snubber and are welded together to form the handle. The top ends of the snubber are curled outwards into small swirls. There are two evenly spaced, rounded crossbars threaded through four (4) holes along the sides of the snubber and held in place with flat head nails. There are two (2) drilled holes on each side of the snubber above each crossbar. Near the base of the handle is a white painted rectangle with black, hand painted text that reads [R217].
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Agriculture
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Skilled labor
label: Topic
content: Slavery
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.108.23.61
objectType: label: Type
content: ironwork
label: Type
content: animal equipment
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: iron
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 13 3/16 × 5 1/8 × 13/16 in. (33.5 × 13 × 2 cm)