The Harness Makers' Guide 



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Hansom Cab Harness {continued). 



SADDLE. 



Ginh 



„ lay 



,, long loop 

 Girth Strap ... 



2^ by 27in. 



1% by lOin. 



1 by 9in. 



l^i bV 18in. 



BACKBAND. 



Backband 1-14 by lOOin, 



,, middle ... 41in. 



,, point ... 18in. 



Shaft Tugs, cut ... 1^ by 27in. 



,, between holes 13in. 



,, linings 125^in. 



CRUPPER. 



Crupper, body 

 split '.. 

 ,, lay 

 ,, strap ... 

 ,, dock, cut 



,. 1^ bv 23in. 

 Sin. 

 . I14: bv 15in. 

 ,. \% by 42!n. 

 .4 by 17in. 



BREECHING. 



[.oin Strap, cut ... 1}^ by 52in. 



,, split 

 Breeching Seat 

 tugs 

 Shaft Straps ... 



17in. 



If^ by 42in. 



^ bySj^in. 



1% by 30in. 



TRACES. 



Chain ends, and 

 sewn to hame rings 1 



by 57in. 



REINS. 



Reins, drafts 1}^ by 8^in. 



,, extra pieces... Ij/^ by 78in. 



,, handparts ... ly^ by 78in. 



,, billets lys by 13in. 



MARTINGALE. 



Martingale, bodv ... 1% by 38in. 

 billet ... 1 bv lOin. 



(It is an improvement to cut winker and loin-5trai)s wider, and cut 

 a piece out of centre of split pari). 



FULL-SIZE GIG HARNESS 



BRIDLE. 



Head, cut 1% by 23in. 



„ split 6>4:in. 



Cheeks, cut ^4 by 30in. 



,, made up 8in. 



,, allow for billets 12in. 



Noseband, cut ... 1% by 29in. 



,, swelled centre 12in. 



,, point % by 6in. 



,, billet spaces lin. 



Throat, cut M by 27in. 



,, made up ... IQ^in. 



Chain Front, lining 



cut ly^ by 21in. 



„ between 13in. 



Winker stay ... l}i byl2^in. 



,, split 7^in. 



,, rounding ... 1 by 13^in. 

 ,, „ point ^ by 6in. 



HAMES AND TRACES. 



Hame Tugs, cut ... 1}4 by 18in. 



,, ,, made up 9in. 



,, safes to pattern 12in. 



Hame strap (top) ... 3^ by 19:n. 



,, ,, (bottom) 34 by I8in. 



Traces, made up ... 1% by 72in. 



SADDLE. 



Girth, cut 2\i by 27in. 



,, short lay ... Ij-^ by llin. 



Girth, large loop ... 1 by 8m. 



Girth strap l}i bv 18in. 



BACKBAND. 



Backband IM by 96in. 



,, point 18)n. 



,, middle ... 39in. 



Shaft Tugs, cut ... 1^4 bv 24in. 

 Shaft Tugs, between holes 12in. 



Shaft Tutis. linings 12in. 



