Harness by John Philipson, with remarks on The Cape Cart by Nimshivich , 1971 print each bar is curved forwards

each bar is curved forwards towards the rule joint

This is an old standing boot jack

Six of the points of the rowel have been lost

2cm (½")Weight : 48g (1¾oz)

Harness by John Philipson, with remarks on The Cape Cart by Nimshivich , 1971 print each bar is curved forwardsThis book is a 1971 reprint of a book published in 1882. Its title page reads : "Harness : As it has been, as it is, and as it should beby John Philipson,Vice President of th Institute of British Carriage ManufacturersMember of the Society of Arts, and Institute of Mechanical Engineers &c., &c.,with remarksOn Traction, and the Use of the Cape Cart,By NIMSHIVICH. Illustrated by correspondence, in the "field", re printed by permission of the author.