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Chain, Cattle

Object Name:
Chain, Cattle
Object ID:
1965.077.02
Date:
1800-1900
Description:
Brass chain, for measuring cattle. Individual lengths of bent wire, ~0.5" long per length. Wire diameter 0.05". Bent wire loops curved back onto central shaft; loops are at right angles to each other. Larger, single, soldered rings, 0.6-0.7" diameter, spaced ~6" apart, starting at 48" from one end and ending with a loop at other end. Some of these larger loops are distorted. Smaller loop at 60" and 66"; then alternating big, then small, then big at end.
Material:
Metal
Brass
Dimensions:
W-0.7 L-97.5 D-0.2 inches
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Jewett
Subjects:
Cattle
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