Horse weight made of soap stone. At its center is a cast iron hook which encloses an iron ring with a 2 9/16" diameter. Attached to the ring is a carabiner with a rectangular opening at one end looped through the rectangular opening is a leather strap 79 1/2" long which is similarly attached to another carabiner at the other end. The carabiners are 3 3/16" high.
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Shaker Museum Weight, Hitching. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=18906. Accessed on September 23, 2024
