Summary
Branding Irons, circa 1940. The brands may have been made at Mayday Hills, a mental health hospital in Beechworth, Victoria. They were used for branding live-stock raised on the farm associated with the hospital.
Physical Description
Nine metal stock brands fastened together on a piece of wire. The brands are of numbers, roughly moulded, 1, 8, 7, 5, 3, 2, 9, 0, and 4. (Presumably 9 could also be used as 6). Used on the farm at Mayday Hills Hospital, Beechworth. The farm grew pigs and sheep as well as fruit and vegetables. There are traces of pink material (branding liquid?) on the ends of each brand.
Significance
Example of farming equipment used in psyhciatric hospitals in Victoria Australia
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Medicine & Health, Public Life & Institutions, Sustainable Futures
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mayday Hills Hospital, 28 Sep 1992
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Place & Date Used
Mayday Hills Hospital, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia, circa 1940
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Inscriptions
.1 brand 1; .2 brand 2; .3 brand 3; .4 brand 4; .5 brand 5; .6 brand 0; .7 brand 7; .8 brand 8; .9 brand 9.
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Classification
Medicine & health, Mental health - institutional life, Farm management
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Type of item
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Keywords
Hospitals, Mental Health, Mental Health Institutions, Rural Industry, Psychiatric Hospitals, Livestock Branding
