This lawn shoe would have been put on a horse's hoof to protect lawns when horse-drawn grass mowers or rollers were used. This design was developed by H.Pattison of Streatham in the late 19th Century. These boots / shoes appear in a 1909 catalogue from William Wood & Son, Wood Green at the Garden Museum in London. It has a thick leather sole with a metal ridge at the front and a brass screw and bar at the back.
