Branding iron
Category
Machinery and industrial devices
Date
Unknown
Materials
Iron, Tar
Measurements
60 x 60 mm; 275 mm (Length)
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 552866
Summary
Branding iron - Iron brand for sheep, using boiling tar. Ferrous metal with M or W on end. Long handle termingating in a loop, possibly for storage. Remains of tar still on item.
Provenance
Purchased as part of Geler Jones Collection in 1994.