Horn Branding (Sheep)

Description

Mr. M. Horner of Buckden preparing to brand sheep horns in a field at Cray ( Langstrothdale). A metal bucket has been filled with small pieces of wood and set alight. Mr. Horner places the metal branding implement into a slot at the bottom of the bucket in order to heat it. The sheep owner's registered brand will be burnt into the horn, forming a permanent record of ownership. Originally held in green slide cabinet, reference B52.

Metadata

Identifier f4ldn2wh
IRN 413662
Class Mark LAVC/PHO/S547
Level Item
Type of Record Archives - ISAD(G)
Peristent Link http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/f4ldn2wh
Collection(s) Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture
Category Archive
Parent Record Slides
Creator(s) Kissling, Werner
Date July 1965
Size and Medium 1 glass slide.

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