Tools of the trade

Grooming Tools
The tools of the trade for Warren’s show string included a tail comb, brush, a sweat scraper, and two different type of horn weights. These horn weights assisted gravity to form the gentle downward curve of the champion Hereford’s horns.

Brush
1950
Wood, bristles. W 16.8, L 3.5, Th .8
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, GRKO 3987

Horn Weight
c1950
Ferrous metal. H 5.7, Dia 5.2
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, GRKO 13791

Sweat Scraper
c
1950
Wood, aluminum. L 20.3, W 3.5
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, GRKO 16759

Comb
c1950
Plastic. L 23, W 4.7, Th 1.2
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, GRKO 16760


Horn Weight
c1950
Aluminum. H 4.2, Dia 5
Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site, GRKO 17436


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