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This cauterising iron, or searing iron, was heated until red-hot and used to sear the stumps of animals' tails to stop the bleeding after they had been docked. It is made of iron with a flattened paddle at one end, and a wooden handle at the other. Nothing is known of its origin.
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1 cauterising iron: iron, wood
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_2692.tif - High resolution image
