Stamp, Marking
- Object Name:
- Stamp, Marking
- Object ID:
- 1966.047.11
- Description:
- Animal marking stamp. Medium brown carved wood. Number "0". Evidence of four drill holes in interior of numeral. Additional hand tool marks to create number on inside and outside. Stamp swells slightly behind number then tapers back to flat surface that is slightly canted. Tool marks around outside surface. Many are fairly wide and general finish is slightly rougher than others. Saw mark striations across back surface. Red residues on front surface and some slight deposits on sides near front.
- Material:
- Wood
- Dimensions:
- H-3 W-2.4 L-4.7 Dia-1.7 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a collection of early wooden tools and implements from a farm in Hancock, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Milton F. Schadegg
- Subjects:
- Sheep
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