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IRON, BRANDING

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Material Type
Artifact
Date Range From
1910
Date Range To
1920
Materials
STEEL
Catalogue Number
P19910038015
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Material Type
Artifact
Date Range From
1910
Date Range To
1920
Materials
STEEL
No. Pieces
1
Length
101.2
Width
6.2
Diameter
1.1
Description
FORGED STEEL, RING HANDLE END. BRANDING END SHAPED TO FORM A BENT LINE OR BAR, KNOWN AS A QUARTER CIRCLE
Subjects
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY T&E
Historical Association
AGRICULTURE
History
DONOR'S GRANDFATHER, A CARPENTER BY TRADE WORKED IN CALGARY ABOUT 1900-1910. MOST TOOLS HE BROUGHT WITH HIM WHEN HE CAME TO CALGARY. LATER ESTABLISHED A FARM IN MILO AREA OF AB. & WAS IN CHARGE OF ANIMAL POUND WHERE IRON USED. THE POINTS OF QUARTER CIRCLE ALWAYS POINT AWAY FROM A CHARACTER (LETTER). SEE ALSO P19910038014-GA
Catalogue Number
P19910038015
Acquisition Date
1991-06
Collection
Museum
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