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This branding iron has a wooden handle and a metal head in the shape of a letter ‘H’ surrounded by a ring with 21 points. It was used for pitch marking. It came from Mr T. Harris of Witheridge Farm in Hailey, Oxfordshire.

1 branding iron: wood, metal

MERL miscellaneous note, Greta Bertram, 10 January 2013 – Mr T. Harris had a smithy at Witheridge Farm in Hailey, Oxfordshire. Upon his death in February 1960, his daughter, Mrs M. K. Fenn, donated a large number of his tools to the Museum. Mr Harris had previously donated a number of objects to the Museum in 1952 and 1956., Photocopy of Printed Report - 'Hands On Learning with Reading Museum Service // Materials H541 // Marking Iron // This marking iron comes from a farm in Witney, Oxfordshire, owned by Mr T Harris. [...]'

Metal, iron, Wood

Fenn, M. K. (Agent)