Branding iron with "V" 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 "V" head. Branding iron is made of metal, with a wood handle at the end opposite of the "V' head. Wood handle is round and worn.

Catalog date

1790-1830

Recorded places

Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Recorded subjects

African American; Commerce; Slavery; Violence

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