Branding Stamp, Flexopad; Cooper, McDougall & Robertson Ltd; 1945-1950; WY.1989....
Branding Stamp, Flexopad
About this object
This is a sheep branding pad which appears unused. It is made from heavyweight enamelled metal, and the leather pad at the base is held in place with wingnut screws.
Advertising from the 1940s tells us that the Fleopad cuts branding down to half the time, with one fill sufficient for 400 sheep. 'No more unwieldy pot and stick methods - no slopping and wasting liquid.' However, this is not a common item, so it never really took off.
Cooper, McDougall & Robertson Ltd
Maker RoleManufacturer
Date Made1945-1950
Period1940s
Place MadeOceania, New Zealand, North Island, Auckland
Medium and Materials
inorganic, processed material, metal, iron
organic, processed material, animal, skin, cow skin, cow leather
Handwritten in white ink on brand: 'WY 89 422'.
Branded: 'FLEXOPAD'
'THE AUTOMATIC'
'SHEEP BRAND'
with distributor information
h 135 mm x w 185 mm x d 120 mm
Subject and Association Keywords Object Type Object numberWY.1989.422
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