US Patent No. 148367 Devices for Protecting Horses' Tails by F E Howard (1874) framed swimming art Ann Eliza Young

Ann Eliza Young

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US Patent No. 148367 Devices for Protecting Horses' Tails by F E Howard (1874) framed swimming art Ann Eliza YoungUs Patent No. 148367 Devices for Protecting Horses Tails by F E Howard (1874) Howard's curious apparatus, a sheath and strap rig diagrammed with veterinary precision, speaks to a Reconstruction era harness world where a trotter's tail was prized currency and a switch dragged through mud or caught in the sulky wheel could ruin both gait and reputation. About the Source Bella Frye sources sports artifacts from American archives the U. S. Patent and