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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XVIII, Issue 4364, 6 December 1897, Page 1

F. FBRIRMAN. THE PATFNT 'LAST 10 STEEL HORSE COLLAR. Contractors to Her M* jesty's Government (War Offioe). Patented in Great Britain, France, Belgian), Germany, Austria, Hungary, Italy, South Australia, Victoria, and the United States of Amerloa, etc. LATEST AWARDS. Silver Medal, Birkenhead Agricultural Society, 1890—Silver Medal, Altrinoham Agricultural Society, 1890.—Diploma of Merit, Royal Military Exhibition, Chelsea, 1890.—Bronze Medal, Prague Exhibition, 1891

THE Collar is an invention which wins the approval of all owners of Jioreea who once GIVE IT A TRIAL. It is composed of two similar halves, with their necessrry connections, formed of thin Steel Plates forged into U shape, and is pro* vided with rigid fastenings at top and bottom, thus enabling the Collar to be opened on pressing a spring catch at the throat, and then easily put on or taken off a horse's neck, avoiding the necessity of forcing the Collar, over the horse's head, and greatly facilitating tbe disengagement of the Collar when a horse falls. It may be deaoribed as a hollow pair of Hames enlarged to the size of an ordinary Collar but in an improved manner. The section of the Collar is everywhere of a U shape, one side resting against the shoulder and the other carrying the Draught Hooks. ! In designing the.different parte of this Collar, the anatomy of the horse has been - carefully studied, and the facility and exactness with which one Collar can, by the uae of the simple means of adjustment which are provided, be made to fit any number of horses of about the same build, is an i important advantage possessed by this Collar ; over a Leather Collar of the old type. Any 1 one of the Elastic Steel Collars is capable of three different adjustments in length, and three in width, (the Spanner, or Key cent out with the Collar being the only tool required) and, with only eight sices, all horses from the smallest pony to the heaviest dray horse, can be fitted from stock on receipt of the inside length and width of tha old Collar. A Leather Collar, after a little wear, gets discoloured aud shabby, the padding become displaced and protrudes, the lining is rotted by perspiratiou and rain, it becomes hard on the surface, gives the horse sore shoulders, aud has to undergo expensive repairs, the horse meanwhile requiring another Collar to be carefully Sited to him, or otherwite is unoble to work, and in the case of a bad sore, has to rest till it heals. Most large employers of hirses have quite a number of, horses laid up with sore shoulders, caused through the uae of Lea-her C>H»rs. i The Elastic Steel Collars on the contrary, i may be readily adjusted to the horse's . shoulders, aud on>e fitted, never alter their ' shape ; and as they present a smooth surface galvanfz d with zinc, they practically extend all over the Collar the ad vantages of tbe Zinc Pad, which b\n been in use for many years, with such good results. They are always dry and comfortable, and fit for immediate ess. Ibey are invaluable for horses with tender skin, enabling them to i work with comfort where, with ordinary Collars they would be continually under I treatment for galls. Ihe cool and comfortable condition in which horses using these Collars return from their work is a remarkable contrast to tha heated and exhausted state of horses working in ordinary Collars, in hot or wet weatber. 1 The Collars are lighter, stronger, cheaper, j oleaoer, and more comfortable than Leather Collars, and the only way to appreciate their numerous and undoubted advantages is to GIVE THEM A TRIAL. All narte are interchangeable, and in the event of any - part being damaged or worn out, it can be ak once replaced at a nominal cost. The Hames of ordinary Collars are occasionally pulled out of their places } but aa Hames are not used vnth the Elastic Steel Collar, that dangerous occurence cannot possibly happen. The Collars are in use by Her Majesty's Government, the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, Tramway, Omnibus, and Railway Companies, Brewers, Maltsters, etc. They are approved by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, ana by eminent Veterinary Surgeons, and in no single instance where tbe Collars have been used have they failed to gain approval, and to establish their superioriry over those hitherto in use. The only favour which the Company ask is a TRIAL ORDER, as they are satisfied that the merits of the Collar, when onos known, w.ll secure its general and permanent adoption, none other being comparable to it tor strength, durabiliry, appearance, economy, comfort, and general efficiency.

THE Advantages of the Collar MAY BE SUMMARISED AS BELOW iNo Hames required; It is easily fitted ; It cannot get out of shape by wear; It requires no stuffing; There is no pinching of the shoulders; The jerk at starting with a heavy load is minimised, the collar being in itself a spring. The pull is distributed over a large surface of the shoulder, and does not come wholly on the outer edge, as is often the oase with the ordinary Collar. It never wants drying, and. therefore, second Collar for use during that process is unnecessary. It is cheaper, lighter, and more comfortable, and lasts longer than a Leather Collar and The parte are interchangeable.. AGENT FOR ASHBURTON : F. FERRIMAN. — ,_ a FINEST Roller Flour, 2001b, 245; lOOibe 12s 6d; 501bs os 4Jd ; 251b* 3s 3d. Finest Oatmeal, 251b 2s 9d, at Fletchu Bros., Ashburton and Christchurch. tmammmmmmmmmmaaammmmmmmmi^mmmmmmmmmmmmm KOZIE TEA Mi>«t Economical