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LOT 1835
Post Medieval 'Thames' Iron Bill Hook Group
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
8 5/8 - 10 1/4 in. (1.03 kg total, 22-26 cm).
Two attached by means of a short tang and on by a folded socket. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Billingsgate spoil from the Thames foreshore, London, UK, circa 1984.
Property of an Essex collector.
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