National Museum of African American History and Culture
Cattle branding iron used by the Bell family
Unidentified · ca. 1878
A wrought iron cattle brand used by the Bell family. The brand is a solid piece of wrought iron with an open fitting at one end to accommodate a wooden shaft. A “U” shaped branding head is on the opposite end.
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