Posted by Dean on December 29, 2013 at 09:08:15 from (24.1.134.162):
Yesterday, I oiled the leather of my string of sleigh bells.
My grandparents in Tama Co, Iowa had three strings of sleigh bells, large, medium and small. My mother acquired these after the old folks passed.
The bells were always displayed at Christmas at our house. When we were young, my Father would rise early on Christmas morning and ring the bells before hiding in some as yet unknown place as my brothers and I raced downstairs to see if we could catch Santa flying away. Of course, we never did.
About twenty years ago, my Mother asked my two brothers and myself to draw straws for the strings. I have the small bells while my older brother has the large string and my younger brother the medium string.
This past week, I took my string to work to show the young folks what the real McCoy bells look and sound like. It turned out to be quite an event.
When handling the string, I noticed that the leather needed oil badly so yesterday, I oiled it with neatsfoot oil. The leather soaked it up like a sponge.
I remember my Mother telling me that one could hear the sleigh coming from over a mile away on a quiet, snow covered winters day.
Does anyone have any other recommendations for the care of harness leather?
FWIW, I've offered to oil my brother's strings if they bring them by.
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