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Cow horns with their tips removed were once used commonly on farms for administering liquid medicines to livestock. Were there any pit ponies used at Nenthead? Ken Fawell. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Helen Wilkinson" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 1:21 PM Subject: Cow horns > Has anyone come across reference to horns being used for any purpose > underground? > I've seen three now in different parts of one particular mine at Nenthead > and wonder what they might have been used for. > All have been a bit worse for wear but none have had the tips present so I > wondered if they might have been used as a funnel to help load black > powder into holes? > I don't recall ever having seen them in illustrations of miners equipment > has anyone else ever found any or seen reference to their use? >