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THE HAMES. 



measuring for the length of the opening in the collar the end 

 of the tape should be held at the point of the withers and 

 carried down in a line with the slope of the shoulder to the 

 windpipe : the average length of this line is about twenty- 

 two inches. The width is usually determined by adding or 

 deducting the number of inches that a sample collar is too 

 wide or too narrow. In the event of a collar not being at 

 hand, a pair of calipers may be made of stiff wire and the 

 points stretched to each side of the neck. The distance 

 between the points can then be taken. 



B 



FIG. 68. 

 THE HAMES. 



THE HAMES are bars made of forged iron and are plated 

 either with silver or brass. They should have a smooth, 

 oval surface. The hames are inserted in the groove of the 

 collar and receive the tension of the draught in drawing the 



