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This hand forged iron horseshoe ring known as a - Prairie Diamond - is a fun collectible from Nauvoo. Pioneers made their own horseshoe rings by using iron, steel, and fire. They would heat up the horseshoe nail and then bend with a hammer until it was perfect. The horseshoe nail was used to hold the shoes to the hooves of a horse.

BULK DISCOUNT We often get requests for large numbers of these rings for youth and other Church activities. Bulk pricing is as follows and may be chosen above as a bulk option:

PRAIRIE DIAMOND STORY: While crossing the plains to SLC . . . there were very little luxuries along the way. There’s a story of a young couple who wanted to get married but her father hopes to dissuade the young man by insisting he first provides her with a diamond ring. While thinking of ways to get the ring to marry the girl he stumbled upon a horseshoe nail with a head shaped like a diamond. He took it to the blacksmith and had him bend it into a ring. The father was very impressed with the young man’s resolve and they were soon married. He promised his bride that when he could he would replace the ring. But each time over the years when he offered to get her a better ring she refused and said she loved her “prairie diamond.”

The Nauvoo Blacksmith shop makes beautiful horseshoe nail rings for families that visit the shop - one per family. These rings are made in Nauvoo from iron and are a wonderful keepsake reminding youngsters of the days of old Nauvoo.

PLEASE SUPPORT NAUVOO: The item above and many other beautiful works found on this site create much-needed jobs for families living in Nauvoo. Please see our “MADE IN NAUVOO” page for more details. CLICK HERE