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This is a wrought iron branding iron which brands the letter 'L' surrounded by a circle. It dates from the nineteenth century and came from Sussex.

1 branding iron: metal (wrought iron)

MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'This branding iron is made of wrought iron and came from Sussex. It consists of a reversed L within a ring and a sharply pointed handle. // See also 51/477L.', Victoria & Albert Museum No. 300, 1917.

1800-01-01 - 1899-12-31

Nineteenth century