Cattle branding iron used by the Bell family
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1878
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Used by
content: Calvin Bell Sr., American
label: Used by
content: Walter Bell, American, born 1863
notes: label: Description
content: A wrought iron cattle brand used by the Bell family. The brand is a solid piece of wrought iron with an open fitting at one end to accommodate a wooden shaft. A “U” shaped branding head is on the opposite end.
place: label: Place used
content: Galveston County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Agriculture
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: American West
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Rural life
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Donated by Erma Johnson, Felicia Taylor, Katherine Taylor, and Ronald Johnson
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.142
objectType: label: Type
content: brands
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wrought iron
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 21 3/16 x 3 1/16 x 2 3/8 in. (53.8 x 7.8 x 6 cm)