Any antique bit specialists out there?

[Keira 8888]

Hi all,

Hope you’re all well.

I’m trying to find the name of an antique but (not sure how old it is) that someone mentioned to me.

Seemingly it had a ball in the middle that you could put “things” in. I would imagine something sweet!

Am trying to find it so I can buy it as a present for someone! They saw it in an antique shop once and always regretted not buying it.

Have tried Googling it but can’t find it!

Any suggestions greatly appreciated!

Keira x

 

[Keira 8888]

Bit not but!

 

[Snowfilly]

There are worming / dosing / drenching bits that are hollow - you syringe the medicine in from the side and it goes through the ball onto the tongue? Could easily have been one of those.

They go by a variety of names! eBay is normally a good starting point.

 

[Keira 8888]

There are worming / dosing / drenching bits that are hollow - you syringe the medicine in from the side and it goes through the ball onto the tongue? Could easily have been one of those.

They go by a variety of names! eBay is normally a good starting point.

Fab! Thank you so much! X

 

[fetlock]

These may be able to help.

Having just looked at this site, I'm quite liking the thought of wasting my money collecting antique bits. Hopefully I'll have forgotten that thought by lunchtime...

Fascinating looking at these bits. Some works of art and many horrendous looking ones (Indian Persian snaffle)

No drenching bit that I've seen so far but they have had one in. This one had a funnel attached to the side though, for pouring in whatever.

https://www.sportingcollection.com/bits/bits.html

and 2010 article on drenching bits

http://www.sportingcollection.com/blog/?p=172

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[Snowfilly]

These may be able to help.

Having just looked at this site, I'm quite liking the thought of wasting my money collecting antique bits. Hopefully I'll have forgotten that thought by lunchtime...

Fascinating looking at these bits. Some works of art and many horrendous looking ones (Indian Persian snaffle)

No drenching bit that I've seen so far but they have had one in. This one had a funnel attached to the side though, for pouring in whatever.

https://www.sportingcollection.com/bits/bits.html

and 2010 article on drenching bits

http://www.sportingcollection.com/blog/?p=172

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Do it! I’ve got a dozen or so and none have cost me more than £20 and they’re beautiful things to have around. Much cheaper than the endless parade of Neue Schule and Mylor for the riding horse!

Got a couple of old hand forged heavy horse bits - one you can see the hammer marks on the rings - a beautiful nickel silver Buxton coaching bit, a Ww1 military bit with a name carved into it (strictly against regulations I’m sure) a nickel ring mouthing bit from an Irish saddlers that closed in the 1920, a steel Hanoverian pelham with loads of moving and rotating pieces, a few more Champion and Wilton London curbs and the like. I love the age of them and enjoy wondering about the horses who wore them.

Most of them come from tack sales where no-one wants them because they look ancient and useless. And farmers house clearances.

 

[Keira 8888]

These may be able to help.

Having just looked at this site, I'm quite liking the thought of wasting my money collecting antique bits. Hopefully I'll have forgotten that thought by lunchtime...

Fascinating looking at these bits. Some works of art and many horrendous looking ones (Indian Persian snaffle)

No drenching bit that I've seen so far but they have had one in. This one had a funnel attached to the side though, for pouring in whatever.

https://www.sportingcollection.com/bits/bits.html

and 2010 article on drenching bits

http://www.sportingcollection.com/blog/?p=172

.

Amazing amazing!!!! Thank you very much for this!

 

[littleshetland]

These may be able to help.

Having just looked at this site, I'm quite liking the thought of wasting my money collecting antique bits. Hopefully I'll have forgotten that thought by lunchtime...

Fascinating looking at these bits. Some works of art and many horrendous looking ones (Indian Persian snaffle)

No drenching bit that I've seen so far but they have had one in. This one had a funnel attached to the side though, for pouring in whatever.

https://www.sportingcollection.com/bits/bits.html

and 2010 article on drenching bits

http://www.sportingcollection.com/blog/?p=172

.

I just looked at that 'Indian Persian snaffle'.....not nice!

 

[ycbm]

I saw an antique bit collection at a steam fair once. One looked just like a straight bar with some holes in. But if you pulled hard on the reins, spikes shot out of the holes! I can't help wondering who ever thought that would be a good idea.
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[HashRouge]

These may be able to help.

Having just looked at this site, I'm quite liking the thought of wasting my money collecting antique bits. Hopefully I'll have forgotten that thought by lunchtime...

Fascinating looking at these bits. Some works of art and many horrendous looking ones (Indian Persian snaffle)

No drenching bit that I've seen so far but they have had one in. This one had a funnel attached to the side though, for pouring in whatever.

https://www.sportingcollection.com/bits/bits.html

and 2010 article on drenching bits

http://www.sportingcollection.com/blog/?p=172

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That's an amazing site! I'm now browsing the stirrups - some of the Latin American ones are gorgeous! Wondering what I'd look like riding my share horse round in a pair of Brazilian cavalry stirrups!

 

[ycbm]

That's an amazing site! I'm now browsing the stirrups - some of the Latin American ones are gorgeous! Wondering what I'd look like riding my share horse round in a pair of Brazilian cavalry stirrups!

I think we'd all like to see a picture of that ?
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[Mule]

I saw an antique bit collection at a steam fair once. One looked just like a straight bar with some holes in. But if you pulled hard on the reins, spikes shot out of the holes! I can't help wondering who ever thought that would be a good idea.
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Ooh that's nasty