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.

Date Made: 20th century

Description (Spanish): Esta marca de hierro se usó en el siglo XX para marcar el ganado con las letras "HC". Si bien el ganado fue introducido en Puerto Rico y el Caribe durante los primeros años de la colonización española, ya para el siglo XX la mayoría de las tierras de la isla se destinaban a cultivos comerciales basados en la caña de azúcar, el café, el tabaco y otros productos agropecuarios sembrados para la exportación.Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Puerto Rico

Subject: Daily LifePuerto Rico

Subject:

See more items in: Home and Community Life: Ethnic, Cultures & Communities, Agriculture, Vidal

Exhibition:

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Credit Line: Gift of Teodoro Vidal

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1997.0097.0138Catalog Number: 1997.0097.0138Accession Number: 1997.0097

Object Name: branding iron

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

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-3527-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_601016

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