A Cookham History
The Common Haywards Branding Irons
(Written by James Hatch)
The Common Hayward's Branding Irons were to the best of
my knowledge last held by the late Jim Ricketts in his barn in Cookham
Dean. They had not been used for years according to Jim when I last saw
him about twelve years ago. These irons were made for the Village
Apprentices Trust by again the late Tom Emmett, Blacksmith in his forge
in Cookham High Street:
These drawings are from my memory and were flat circular
iron plate discs with notches cut in. They had a wrought iron handle of
about 18" in length with hoop at the brand end and a hanging loop
at the top end. A good place to start would be the Copas Brothers. These
irons are valuable village history and should be kept where all can see
them.
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