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Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)4
Wharton, Colin S4
Brunk, Wille3
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Medicine Horn
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Medicine Horn

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

July 1962

Male holding cowhorn used as a spoon for administering medicine to cattle, Starbotton ( Wharfedale). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P0501. With typed note.

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Medicine Horn
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Medicine Horn

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

July 1962

Cowhorn used as a spoon for administering medicine to cattle, Starbotton ( Wharfedale). Mounted on Photo File card with LAVC/PHO/P0500. With typed note.

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Medicine Horns
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Medicine Horns

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

September 1967

Cowhorns used as spoons for administering medicine to cattle and horses, hanging on the stone wall of a cowhouse or barn in Leyburn ( Wensleydale). The horns were collected in Swaledale by Mr. Ronnie ...

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Medicine Horns
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Medicine Horns

Kissling, Werner (1895-1988)

September 1967

Cowhorns used as spoons for administering medicine to cattle and horses, Leyburn ( Wensleydale). The horns were collected in Swaledale by Mr. Ronnie of Leyburn. Cattle received medicine through the br...

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Folk Medicine

Crowther, S

1964

A study of folk medicine, based on information provided by informants living in three West Yorkshire villages - Hartshead, Roberttown and Clifton.

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Folk Medicine

Wood, Richard

1965

An examination of some of the medical beliefs and practices of the past in North Yorkshire, based on printed sources (including the writing of Eliza Gutch and Richard Blakeborough), and interviews wit...

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Folk Medicine in Lancashire

Bell, Wendy Marion

1976

A study of folk medicine (prophylactics, customs, beliefs and cures), past and present, in Lancashire. Research was based on fieldwork interviews and the consultation of printed sources. Ten chapters ...

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Folk Medicine from Leicestershire

Smith, Pamela R

1970

A collection of traditional cures, gathered through fieldwork interviews in Leicester and villages on the outskirts of the city, and consultation of printed sources. The study has two main sections, t...

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Horse Dosing Iron
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Horse Dosing Iron

Brunk, Wille

September 1967

Informant at the Vicarage, Danby (North Yorkshire) holding horse dosing iron used for holding the horse's mouth open when administering medicine. The implement was found in Westerdale. The neck of a m...

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Horse Dosing Iron
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Horse Dosing Iron

Brunk, Wille

June 1967

Horse dosing iron used for holding the horse's mouth open when administering medicine, on stone steps at Ryedale Folk Museum, Hutton-le-Hole (North Yorkshire). The neck of a medicine bottle would be p...

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Horse Dosing Iron
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Horse Dosing Iron

Brunk, Wille

September 1967

Informant at the Vicarage, Danby (North Yorkshire) holding horse dosing iron used for holding the horse's mouth open found in Westerdale. The neck of a medicine bottle would be passed through the cent...

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The Customs and Superstitions of Horseracing

Morgan, Brian

1978

A study of horseracing folklore, with particular reference to the town of Newmarket in Suffolk. Sections include an introduction to the sport and its association with Newmarket, occupational folklore ...

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