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A George III Brass Bound Elm Ships Bucket Of staved…
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Melbourne
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8-Aug-2007
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A George III Brass Bound Elm Ships Bucket Of staved construction with three brass bands, painted interior and a knotted rope handle, 33 cm high. History: This bucket is reputedly from Lord Nelson's flagship the Victory and was used by William Cook during his time as a cabin boy and powder monkey aboard that vessel in the lead up to and during the Battle of Trafalgar. Similar buckets were used extensively on British ships for carrying water, washing down decks and transporting powder from the larger kegs to the guns during battle. Family lore relates that the ten year old William Cook carried Nelson's gifted brass telescope in this bucket when he left the Victory. This bucket has been passed down through four generations of the Cook family and represents a unique piece of British and Australian history having remained in the hands of the present owners since it arrived with William Cook aboard the Mangles in 1820. It is now being offered for sale by William Thomas Cook's great, great grandaughter
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