Tail locking iron

Made:: 1701-1900

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Tail locking iron, used on sheep, iron and wood, probably British, 18th or 19th century

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Category:: Veterinary Medicine

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A114250

Materials:: iron and wood

type:: tail docking iron

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Tail locking iron

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