Branding Iron

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Title

Branding Iron

Subject

Enslaved Items

Description

This branding iron was used on enslaved people to mark them as their owner's property. Each owner created their own mark, and the enslaved were branded similar to cattle.

Source

Underground Railroad Museum

Publisher

Director Kristina Estle

Format

Branding Iron

Type

Iron

Files

DSCN6878.JPG

Reference

Branding Iron, Director Kristina Estle

Cite As

“Branding Iron,” A Glimpse Through the Underground Railroad Museum, accessed April 20, 2024, https://ugrrm.omeka.net/items/show/15.

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