oddtodd Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Hey guys! Back to the museum! Here's a picture of the main blacksmithing display. It dates from the 1893 world's fair. THe man who did it started horseshoeing at 9. Everything in the cabinet was made by him, including the miniature forge display.His name was William Wedekind. He was once offered $100,000 for this display and refused. Each horseshoe is numbered and there is a sheet that goes along with it to tell exactly what each shoe is for. I couldn't get copies of that though. It was too fragile. It is being transcribed by our document expert though and I will have it available later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Trez Cole Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 very cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 A nice display. Those large displays were popular during the 1880's and 1890's. Nowadays, some horseshoers are making "shoeing boards" again. It appears that lots of Wedekind's shoes are slender in web width, probably designed for the harness track (Standardbreds). The tools are very nice. Have you sent the photos to www.horseshoes.com? What museum? and thanks for posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKForge Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 As a Farrier and Blacksmith I can really appreciate the amount of work and pride of workmanship he put in to that display. That is a far cry from many who just buy a pre-made shoe today, tack it on and then rasp the foot to fit the shoe. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddtodd Posted May 12, 2013 Author Share Posted May 12, 2013 A nice display. Those large displays were popular during the 1880's and 1890's. Nowadays, some horseshoers are making "shoeing boards" again. It appears that lots of Wedekind's shoes are slender in web width, probably designed for the harness track (Standardbreds). The tools are very nice. Have you sent the photos to www.horseshoes.com? What museum? and thanks for posting. It's the wayne county historical museum in richmond indiana. It's where I volunteer blacksmith. I will send it to horseshoes. com too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 That's quite a display Todd. Exactly what I was hoping for when I went looking on the website. All a person would need for inspiration would be a look at the First horseshoe. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aessinus Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Thanks for thinking of us on IFI & taking the time to post those pictures. Selfless service as always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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