FIG. 186. CASE NO. 1. 279 



In tools, as in evi-ry thing else, the best is the cheapest, and this case rep- 

 resents tlie best products of ingenuity and mechanical skill of the various 

 articles niade to serve the most useful purposes of experts in farriery. There 

 are many shoeing smiths who still i)ursue tiie same routine of shop work that 

 their ancestors did of old. No modern tools. No improved methodc. Ami 

 considering the improvements made in other pursuits are actually as much in 

 the rut tu-day as were the rur:d blacksmiths of generations ago. AVhiie this 

 is so, it is a noticeable fact that better facilities for doing better and quicker 

 work results in more trade and more popular satisfaction every time. This 

 aCbrds the most conclusive evidence that the best tools are indispensable to 

 the enterprising farrier, and this case embraces every thing that properly be- 

 longs to this class of goods. The list includes the following articles: 



No. 1. Driving Hammer, weight, i;> ounces. 



2. Pincers. 



3. Clinch Cutter. 



4. Horse Easp, size, 14 inches. 



6. Foot Hook. 



7. Rasp, size, 16 inches. 



8. Spreader, for operating on diseased hoofs. 



0, 10, 11, 12, 44, 45, 46. Farriers Knives of various sizes, No. 11 an 



extra blade without handle. 

 13, 15, 16, Hand Ilamuters of various weights. 

 17,18. Fire Tongs. 



19, 21. Creasers, light and heavy bitted. 



20, 39. Stamps or Punches. 



22, 23, 24. Plain and Countersunk Pritchells for stamping shoes. 

 26. Russell's Foot Adjuster, fitted to a horse's hoof. 



30. Center Punch or Prick for nail piercing. 



31. Three Square Iron or Steel Cutter. 



33. Foot Tester. 



34. Hoof Cutting Nippers. 



35. Nail Clincher. 



47. Russell's Bed Plate for leveling the foot. 



48. Adjustable Compass for measuring height of hoof. 



49. 50. Farrier's Clasps or Pocket Knives. 

 51,53. Whetstones. 



52. Three Square File for dressing knives. 



54. Froat to rasp teeth. 



55. Sledge, Aveight, 7 pounds. 



56. Double Rasp. 



57. Half Round bastard Hot Filing Rasp. 



89. Steel Rule, inches, for measuring hoofs. 



90. Adjustable Calipers to verify measurements around hoof. 



