Branding iron

Description
This branding iron was used in the 20th century to brand cattle with the letters "HC." While cattle and other livestock were introduced to Puerto Rico and throughout the Caribbean in the earliest years of Spanish settlement, by the 20th century most land on the island was geared towards a cash crop economy based on sugar cane, coffee, tobacco, and other agricultural products grown for export.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
branding iron
Date made
20th century
Physical Description
iron (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 7 cm x 9 cm x 28.5 cm; 2 3/4 in x 3 9/16 in x 11 1/4 in
place made
Puerto Rico
ID Number
1997.0097.0138
catalog number
1997.0097.0138
accession number
1997.0097
subject
Daily Life
Cultures & Communities
Puerto Rico
Agriculture
Vidal
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Home and Community Life: Ethnic
Vidal
Data Source
National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
Title (Spanish)
Marca de Hierro
Credit Line
Gift of Teodoro Vidal

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