Combination Or Puzzle Snuff Box
Stock No
5505
2015
- £450.00
- €536 Euro
- $583 US Dollar
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Item Description
A 19th century brass puzzle or combination locking snuffbox, according to a paper within “made by a prisoner in Winchester Prison about 1862”.
3.25 in x 2 in x .75 in
Winchester Prison was built between 1846 and 1850 to a Victorian radial design, with five 'spokes' radiating from a central hub carrying a turret prominent on the Winchester skyline. The site contains the shell of the Victorian treadwheel house.
In 1867, the public execution of the notorious murderer Frederick Baker - who abducted and dismembered eight-year-old Fanny Adams - drew a 5,000-strong crowd. This would become the last public hanging held outside the prison.
Item Info
Seller Location
London, London
Item Location
United Kingdom
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