Full details of each lot are displayed, except the lot number, estimate and price. You must be a subscriber to view lot numbers, estimates and prices.

Click here to view registration and subscription levels

Auction House:
Gowans Auctions
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
Category:
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** Large forged convict period man size trap, 120 cm ***
*** Convict period man trap with hand forged stake and chain, stamped with the Letters HR and Crown 140 cm long ***
*** Wooden convict wrist stocks with broad arrow ***
*** Convict punishment leg Irons, (over 10 Kilos) ***
*** Man trap & chain ***
*** Set of convict leg irons ***
*** Whitney Navy Percussion .36 Cal pistol Ex Port Arthur Post Office with certificate of provenance, good working order & condition ***
*** Convict handcuffs with key ***
*** Convict handcuffs with key, Hiatt ***
*** Collection of Derwent Regiment badges & buttons in case ***
*** Colonial Police issue percussion carbine dated 1844. Marked 'Tower VR' 653 calibre with captive ramrod, good working order & condition, no license required ***
*** Convict punishment leg irons, over 10 kilos ***
*** Early Tasmanian helmet and rare helmet plate (c. 1880) with original tin hat box (Volunteer military) ***
*** Convict leg irons with broad arrow stamp ***
*** Large trap, 105 cm long with impressed makers stamp of a horseshoe and letter B. Also two small Traps ***
*** Pair of shaped leg irons ***
*** Ball and chain, convict period ***
*** Tasmanian Colonial officers Galand Revolver barrel marked 'Constructed for H Cook & Sons' a well Known Tasmanian Merchant. Fitted with Tasmanian blackwood grip. In original Holster & belt C1880 ***
*** Broad arrow punch in the shape of a mallet ***
*** Man trap, 127 cm long, with impressed makers stamp of horseshoe and the letter B ***
*** Pepperbox 6 barrel percussion revolver C1850 marked DA in cartouche, 80 bore, good working order & condition. Provenance: Owned by Daniel Archer, an early Tasmanian pioneer ***
*** Colonial seal, Female house of Corrections, Hobart Town ***
*** Pair of neck irons ***
*** Cast iron cannonball holder with British Ordnance stamp & broad arrow, 100 cm wide, 53 cm high, 52 cm deep. Note: Partial crack to one side. ***
*** Convict handcuffs with unusual flanged hinge, stamped with broad arrow and B.O (British Ordnance) ***
*** Convict era percussion pistol C1840 ***
*** Convict period blacksmiths forged man size trap with impressed stamps (horseshoe & letter B), 125 cm ***
*** Rivet leg irons ***
*** Convict leg Irons ***
*** Scottish Gurkha with scabbard ***
*** Hiatt convict handcuffs with key, also stamped Hiatt ***
*** Large two man rasp impressed with broad arrow & '1828' ***
*** Cannon ball holder with broad arrow and George IV and crown impressed mark ***
*** Colonial pewter convict feed bowl with broad arrow & HM impressed on base. (Eden?Last convict Transport Ship to NSW 1841) 13.5 cm. Diameter x 6 cm high ***
*** Convict leg Irons ***
*** Convict leg Irons and key ***
*** Cast iron Whaling pot with British Ordnance & broad arrow stamp 1846 ***
*** Harrison double barrel Shotgun in brass inlaid mahogany case ***
*** Colonial pewter convict feed bowl with broad arrow & HM Eden impressed on base. (Eden, the Last convict Transport Ship to NSW 1841) 13.5 cm. Diameter x 6 cm high ***
*** Board of Ordnance cooking cauldron 1842 the cauldrons were 'Bricked' in onboard convict transports for cooking on voyages (stamped B.O, 1842 British Ordnance) ***
*** Colonial cedar office cupboard stamped with K.Y (Kings Yard) and broad arrow in Numerous Places (doors missing) ***
*** Pair of early handcuffs with key, stamped Hiatt ***
*** Spring gun. Provenance: Barossa Farm Glenorchy, used for protection against poachers, impressed marks G. Osborne Inventor ***
*** Pair of convict leg irons with three notches and broad arrow ***
*** Pair of convict leg irons with four notches and broad arrow ***
*** Miniature cannon, W.R.A. & Co USA (working), 18 cm high, 43 cm long ***
*** Pewter Mess bowl, HM Champion (convict Transport to van Dieman's Land). Diameter 13.5 cm ***
*** Pewter mess bowl, HM Hero (convict Transport to van Dieman's Land). Diameter 13.5 cm ***
*** World War I death plaque, Owen Gower Lewis ***
*** Handcuffs, broad arrow ***
*** Half gallon copper measure jug with impressed broad arrow and initials SM on lLip and 'Harris Hobart Town' impressed in handle (25 cm high), possible Criterion Hotel Liverpool St Hobart Town, proprietor Thomas Harris ***
*** Convict handcuffs and key (impressed with no: 90) ***
*** Colonial pewter convict feed bowl impressed with broad arrow and 'HM Eden' on base (Eden was the last convict transport ship to NSW, 1841, 13.5 cm diameter and 6 cm high) ***
*** Six man handcuff ganging chain with one Hiatt cuff attached, no key ***
*** Collection including 9ct Sbs Bock 40th Battalion Return home fob Sh Bock dog tag silver (plated) enamel S H Bock vesta case two silver G Bock boxing fobs & 1 other, related to Alfred father, Colonial Photographer & his Step father Alfred Thomas Bock,… ***
*** Copper two handled 1/2 bushel measure with broad arrow, SM ***
*** Set of leg irons with broad arrow ***
*** Set of leg Irons & original key ***
*** Colonial convict period leg Irons reputedly found at Port Arthur following the closing of the establishment. Good condition but appear to have been buried at some stage. No key. ***
*** Heavy convict punishment 3 tyne hoe ***
*** Warders rattle with broad arrow ***
*** Convict handcuffs ***
*** World War I Japanese Officer sword signed blade ***
*** Officers red coat from Port Arthur with W.D and broad arrow printed into sleeve lining ***
*** Large heavy convict punishment pick with broad arrow ***
*** Series of early Van Dieman's Land Sketches dated on Evans & Co Watermark paper 1839, Kellys Pt Van Dieman's Land the huon river Van Dieman's Land green Island Channel Van Dieman's Land & 2 others. In pencil on reverse 'A Trip Around van Diemens Land' C… ***
*** 1829 Police baton ***
*** Convict water bottle, wooden with broad arrow ***
*** Convict period puzzle lock leg irons ***
*** Georgian cast iron feet and Inches distance post with broad arrow and sovereign Crown, body 79 cm high, 20 cm wide, base plate 38 cm ***
*** Convict puzzle lock, heavy punishment irons & ornate twist chain ***
*** Set of leg irons ***
*** Convict period D-shackle leg irons ***
*** Hiatt convict handcuffs with key ***
*** Carved powder horn decorated with Advance Australia motif, 40 cm long ***
*** Colonial baleen cosh, 29 cm ***
*** Set of convict leg irons ***
*** Victorian era tunic with broad arrows, pockets & shoulder straps removed for convict use ***
*** Pair of cast iron panels with rose and thistle decoration and showing broad arrow British Ordnance and VR with Crown markings ***
*** Early padlock with broad arrow ***
*** Tower pattern leg Irons ***
*** Copper 1/2 pint tankard with impressed broad arrow ***
*** Two French medals commemorating the Battle of Maringo (1800) ***
*** Leg irons ***
*** Convict love token, cartwheel penny ***
*** Georgian cutlass, 'BO' (British Ordnance) and broad arrow ***
*** Set of leg irons ***
*** 19th century silver mounted dagger, formerly property of Major Lord Commandant of Maria Island ***
*** Two handle copper cooking vessel, broad arrow stamped ***
*** Hobart female factory convict Assignment Notice 1843, Mary Ann Lynch Assigned to Mr McLanachlan. 1816 Booklet, the Mothers Catechism for the Young Child, inside cover James Taylor (Winton) 1820 ***
*** Percussion hand gun with folding trigger ***
*** Pair of Port Arthur trestle table ends ***
*** Meat Cleaver with scrolled handle stamped multiple Times with broad arrow, 64 cm ***
*** Convict leg irons with four notches and broad arrow ***
*** Large horn powder flask, Scottish, 27 cm ***
*** Whale Flensing knife ***