An Antique Brass & Copper Singeing Lamp or Iron saddle neck 5cm (2")Weight : 451g

neck 5cm (2")Weight : 451g (16 oz)

This fly whisk has a silver plated cap and a slim golden brown malacca shaft

It has a  frontispiece and fifteen black and white illustrations one of which is a folding kennel plan

I understand that this design of stirrup was not military issue but they were used by some yeomanryThey have some light surface oxidation

An Antique Brass & Copper Singeing Lamp or Iron saddle neck 5cm (2")Weight : 451gThis antique horse grooming tool was used to singe hairs short some skilled people can still use them today. This example has a brass handle and copper head. One side of the copper head is dented. The hollow handle unscrews and would have been a reservoir for paraffin which fed a cotton wick in the head of the tool. The flow of paraffin could be cut off using the brass tapThe wick would have sat next to the serrated plate which would have acted as a