1899 Silver Hoof Handled Shoe Horn & Button Hook by Henry Charles Freeman horn the rowel no longer rotates

the rowel no longer rotates

Weight : 304g (11oz)

Weight 374g (1lb 14½oz)

This fine whip has a curved ivory handle

The coat has been well used

1899 Silver Hoof Handled Shoe Horn & Button Hook by Henry Charles Freeman horn the rowel no longer rotatesA shoe horn and button hook with silver handlesThe hollow silver handles are finely cast as horse forelegs. The casting is very detailed, showing tendon grooves, fetlock hair and horseshoe nails. The handles are hallmarked Birmingham 1899 & 1898 & stamped with the initials H. C. F. for Henry Charles Freeman. One has a long steel button hook, stamped "Steel". The other has a shoe horn, also stamped "Steel". Both of the steel parts were originally