SALES ARCHIVE

AN EXTREMELY RARE LATE 15TH CENTURY ENGLISH IRON BOUND POOR BOX. CIRCA 1480.

THE DOMED LID WITH ORIGINAL HASP AND LOCK PLATE. STANDING ON ITS ORIGINAL OAK BASE. THESE BOXES WHERE PLACED IN A POSITION IN PLACES OF WORSHIP SO THAT PASSING PILGRIMS COULD DROP A COIN IN FOR THE POOR OF THE PARISH. CIRCA 1480.
34" HIGH.
STOCK NO 746.


Dimensions:
Height: 34 inches (86.4 cms)

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