Stamp

Collection object


2000.0570
Inscribed face: L. 17.5 W. 4.5 Letter H. 3.0 Overall L. 18.7 W. 7.5 Centre projections: Hollowed: L. 5.0 W. 5.5 Broken: L. 2.4 W. 5.5 Overall H. 6.4 Wt. 2335.6 g.
Stamp, iron, Denny. For stamping pig carcasses? Hollow rectangular block of iron with 'Denny' in mirror image capitals raised on one face, full stop centrally after Y. Body splays slightly from insctibed face, with, centrally on the long edges, bent out projections, one broken off near the body, the other with a central U-hollow for fitting to a stamping machine. The body to each side of the projections is U-hollowed.


Celie O'Rahilly (collected by)