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52/189
Description
This branding iron was used for branding sheep. It was found among some rubbish at Aythorpe Roothing [also Roding] Mill, Essex. The iron takes the form of a letter 'D' surrounded by a circle of points.
Physical description
1 Branding Iron: metal (iron); wood; good condition
Archival history
MERL 'Catalogue index' card – ‘… // DATE ACQUIRED: // GROUP: // NEGATIVE: // PERIOD: // PLACE OF ORIGIN: // NUMBER: // DESCRIPTION: …‘ Wooden handle is a workshop reconstruction. One of the supports on the spanner was broken and has been gas welded in the workshop.
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