A Fixed Cheek Pelham by Hawkins - Bit959 bit There are buttons at the

There are buttons at the end of each arm

5cm)Weight 157g (5½ oz)

There is a crack in the surface of the wood under the lowest slot on the left side

It has its original leather open keeper or loop at its end

Ball diameter 1½" (3

A Fixed Cheek Pelham by Hawkins - Bit959 bit There are buttons at theThis pelham is made a nickel alloyThe mouthpiece is straight. It is stamped "Hawkins" and "Never Rust". The long cheeks are in a fixed position, each ends in a curb rein ring one of these rings is split. The bit still has its original curb hooks. According to the Saddlery & Harness Journal, John Hawkins was apprenticed to the bit making trade aged nine and set up his own company in 1840, he died in 1891, leaving the company in the hands of his sons