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<blockquote data-quote="Hawkear" data-source="post: 657556" data-attributes="member: 4728"><p>Reckon the horseshoe shaped plate would not actually be a horse shoe as regardless of the size of the horse, horseshoes are more circular ie don’t have straight sides. </p><p>Donkey shoes are a possibility as they are generally smaller and images show that they do have that straight sided shape but, but also the sides would probably be wider In dimension. The use of donkeys in the goldfields would however be relatively rare although not unknown.</p><p>Horseshoe shaped steel reinforcements of the shape and size found were used by early miners as reinforcing steel plates for their heels. I have found similar myself and always thought that was what they were.</p><p>If found near a puddler where horses and donkeys may have been used, that could be a clue. Unfortunately I can’t remember where I found mine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hawkear, post: 657556, member: 4728"] Reckon the horseshoe shaped plate would not actually be a horse shoe as regardless of the size of the horse, horseshoes are more circular ie don’t have straight sides. Donkey shoes are a possibility as they are generally smaller and images show that they do have that straight sided shape but, but also the sides would probably be wider In dimension. The use of donkeys in the goldfields would however be relatively rare although not unknown. Horseshoe shaped steel reinforcements of the shape and size found were used by early miners as reinforcing steel plates for their heels. I have found similar myself and always thought that was what they were. If found near a puddler where horses and donkeys may have been used, that could be a clue. Unfortunately I can’t remember where I found mine. [/QUOTE]
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