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HORSE-SHOES AND HORSE-SHOEING. 



fig- 55 



men, from its resemblance to those we have named Gaulish 

 and Gallo-Roman (fig. i^i^). It has the usual irregular 



outer border, the six 

 peculiar nail - sockets, 

 only one calkin, and 

 is light in form. It 

 measures four inches 

 in length and width. 



The second exam- 

 ple has a more modern 

 appearance ; has curi- 

 ously shaped calkins on both heels, an even border, 

 and six quadrilateral nail-holes. It is a little larger 

 than the first specimen, and it will be seen from a 

 side view that it bends up towards the heels of the foot 

 (fig. ^6). The third shoe is of the same width, but an 



inch longer than the 

 last, and is particularly 

 striking from its being 

 coarsely grooved, hav- 

 ing calkins which are 

 strong exaggerations of 

 those already described, 

 and being greatly curv- 

 ed towards the heel and 

 toe, so that the mid- 

 dle of the shoe is on the 

 same level with the ground face of the calk (fig- 57). In 

 this respect it bears a marked resemblance to the ajusted 

 shoe introduced by Bourgelat in the last century. It is 

 somewhat remarkable to find these three types of shoes 



fig- 56 



