Powder Chest, Three brass gunpowder boxes of identical rectangular base but of different heights. On top they have all three eyes placed in opposite corners, and the closure. The closures are always of a different type. The smallest box has a double closure marked 1, the outer lid of which opens around a hinge and is closed with a large screw, the inner edge is filled with an unknown plastic. The inner cover is loose and has a ring on top. The largest box has a single lid marked 2, of the same type as the outer lid of the smallest box and the inner edge also lined with plastic. The medium
Powder Chest, Three brass gunpowder boxes of identical rectangular base but of different heights. On top they have all three eyes placed in opposite corners, and the closure. The closures are always of a different type. The smallest box has a double closure marked 1, the outer lid of which opens around a hinge and is closed with a large screw, the inner edge is filled with an unknown plastic. The inner cover is loose and has a ring on top. The largest box has a single lid marked 2, of the same type as the outer lid of the smallest box and the inner edge also lined with plastic. The medium-sized box again has a double closure, marked 3, the outer lid with a bayonet closure and a hinge that allows the lid to turn, the inner lid is the same as with the smallest box. [combined description], anonymous, United Kingdom, 1866, brass (alloy), h 71 cm × w cm × d cm
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