Branding iron forged by Fred Watson, Biddeford, ca. 1885

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Branding iron forged by Fred Watson, Biddeford, ca. 1885

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Branding iron, with letters "S E", forged by Biddeford blacksmith Fred C. Watson around 1885. Watson worked as a cowboy and blacksmith out on the western frontier at the Elkhorn Ranch, which was owned by Theodore Roosevelt. The ranch was run by Wilmot Dow and Bill Sewall of Maine, and may be how Watson ended up out there. Upon returning to Maine Watson worked at as a blacksmith in Biddeford at Townsend Brothers carriage factory and then the Saco-Lowell Shops.

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  • Title: Branding iron forged by Fred Watson, Biddeford, ca. 1885
  • Creator: Fred C. Watson
  • Creation Date: circa 1885
  • Subject Date: circa 1885
  • Locations:
    • Biddeford, York County, ME
    • Elkhorn Ranch, Medora, Billings County, ND
  • Media: Metal
  • Dimensions: 71 cm x 12 cm x 8 cm
  • Local Code: 2006.34
  • Collection: Special Collections
  • Object Type: Physical Object

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