Old Iron Hand-shaped (Presumed) Branding Iron whitework After spending a year as

After spending a year as traveling puppeteers

with scattered staining as evident

possibly original to the piece and visible only when turned upside down

and would not want to cross her

It is indeed the very little things that often make me the happiest

Old Iron Hand-shaped (Presumed) Branding Iron whitework After spending a year asI can't figure out anything this could be other than a branding iron; there are gaps at either side where the hand meets the handle that make it seem unlikely that it would work as a mold or cutter of some sort. Assuming the former, I'd guess that the arm once fit inside some sort of extension, so that when hot it would not burn one's hand when using. It appears to me that it was hand forged, and is quite old (and heavy, weighing almost 2 pounds) and