Ox Lead
n.d.
1 in. x 56 in. x 1 3/4 in.
Artist/Maker Unknown,
Object Type:
Farming and Agricultural Tool
Medium and Support:
metal on wood
Credit Line:
Florence Griswold Museum; Gift of the Estate of Mrs. William F. Coult
Accession Number:
1964.28
A wooden pole with a metal snap hook on the end. The snap hook was attached to the nose-ring of the oxen. The oxen could then be led with the pole. The snap hook could be operated by a string running through the eyelets located along the pole.