Branding iron with "S" head

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Slave branding iron with "S" head. Branding iron has a "T" shaped wood handle, attached to brand using a nail. Iron brand is cylindrical and breaks in to two prongs that attach to the top and bottom of the "S" head.

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