A Pair of Antique Steel Stirrups by Merry of St James - Stirrup397 stirrup The ends of the heel

The ends of the heel bands of the spurs have two slots for straps and are decorated with lines of "beads"

each of which is decorated with a brass plaque engraved "P"There is a similar plaque above the browband which carries a scalloped brass piece engraved "1893"

It would also seem that the cable could change the character of the mouthpiece

These have four part wooden trees with wooden handlesThe boots have narrow feet - possibly too narrow for a modern foot

A Pair of Antique Steel Stirrups by Merry of St James - Stirrup397 stirrup The ends of the heelA pair of good steel stirrups from the late 19th or early 20th century. Their bases are stamped "Merry & Co" & "London". Merry & Co were a company of saddlers based at 4, St James St., Piccadilly from the late 19th to the early 20th CenturyThe arches of the stirrups taper upwards to integral suspension loopsThe hollow oval treads have hand punched marks to help gripThey have some light surface marks which could be polished off. Dimensions : Interior