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1899 Melbourne Cup - Merriwee: Cast iron horse's head hitching…
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7-Sep-2015
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1899 Melbourne Cup - Merriwee: Cast iron horse's head hitching post, with brass plaque 'Presented to H.Power – Merriwee- Melbourne Cup, 1899'. Scarce (also very heavy 80kg). [The Ballarat Brewing Company each year from 1875 to 1910 presented the owners of the winning Melbourne Cup horse with one or a pair of these posts. They were made at the Ballarat Iron Foundry, and each post carried a brass plate giving details of the owner, horse and date]
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Architectural: Decorative - Garden Other