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on Dec 9, 2009
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A genuine thank you to everyone who sent us their comments; many apologies again for being unable to post them sooner. You were all right about object number one and we did get a correct answer for object number three too, so congratualtions and well done! Here are the answers:
Number 1 is a gunpowder flask from Cricklade Museum. Dating from the early 19th century this once belonged to Joseph Neeld and would have been used to prime a pistol with powder ready to fire. Joseph Neeld was MP for Chippenham from 1830 to 1856.
The Gunpowder Flask
Please 'read more' to find out about the other two objects...
