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Hawthorne,
Ran. COLLECTING HORSE BRASSES VOLS. 1, 2 , 3, 4, 5 and 6.
Horse Brass Manufacturers Catalogue Illustrations (Vol. VII in the series) Published by
the National Horse Brass Society.
GUIDE
TO HARNESS DECORATIONS - Published by the National Horse Brass
Society. (See our Books page as we may be able to
get copies of these books) Covering all heavy
horse decorations.
HORSE
BELLS - Published by the National Horse
Brass Society. Illustrated articles on
the history and manufacture of horse bells
RAILWAY
HORSE BRASSES - Published by the
National Horse Brass Society. Comprehensive cover of brasses used by Railway Companies & railway Cartage
contractors. 200 illustrations of brasses, hame plates, swingers,
rosettes.
AWARD
BRASSES - Published by the National Horse
Brass Society. 56 pages
covering London, Town & Country Parades, RSPCA, Ploughing Matches etc.
Well illustrated
BREWERY
BRASSES - Published by the National Horse
Brass Society. Excellent
coverage of brasses & adornments used on brewery harnesses, with notes on
the breweries.
SADDLERS
BRASSES - Published by the National Horse
Brass Society. Detailing
the many types used by saddlers to advertise their name & location.
180+ brasses illustrated.
ROYALTY
BRASSES
- Edited by Terry Keegan.
Published by the National Horse Brass Society.
Brears, Peter C D.: 1981.
HORSE BRASSES. Country Life.
The history of the development and
manufacture of horse brasses, illustrated with over a hundred examples.
Evans, George
Ewart: 1960. THE HORSE IN THE
FURROW , Faber and Faber - Excellent book with a chapter on horse
brasses.
Hartfield, George: 1965.
HORSE
BRASSES, Abelard-Schuman - General history of horse brasses and their design.
Hughes, G Bernard: 1956.
HORSE BRASSES.
Country Life. Informative.
Richards, H S: 1943.
ALL ABOUT HORSE
BRASSES, Drew & Hopwood, Birmingham - Contains many illustrations showing
the variety of design to be encountered.
Vince, John: 1968.
DISCOVERING HORSE
BRASSES, Shire Publications, Buckinghamshire, UK - Excellent history guide to
origins, collection and use of horse brasses - good illustrations.
Crosbie,
Thomas: c1885. BIRMINGHAM PATTERN BOOK OF HARNESS AND CARRIAGE
MOUNTINGS
Brown,
R A: 1949. THE HISTORY AND ORIGIN OF HORSE
BRASSES.
Holden,
Brian: "THE LONG HAUL" Life of the Railway Horse
Keegan,
Terry: THE HEAVY HORSE, ITS HARNESS & HARNESS DECORATIONS
Villiers,
Guy: 1976-1996 THE BRITISH HEAVY HORSE
Contains
some horse brass coverage.
