£700
A SHIP'S BELL RECOVERED FROM THE BARQUE CHARLWOOD, 1877, WRECKED OFF THE EDDYSTONE 1891
the 6½in. brass bell with moulded rim inscribed to front CHARLWOOD 1877 LIVERPOOL, mounted with split pin to original headstock and cut-away stand -- 11 x 12in. (28 x 30.5cm.)
Charlwood was an iron barque built by Doxford for G.H. Fletcher & Co and registered 866 tons. She was between Antwerp and Valpariso with a general cargo when she collided with the 656 ton steamer Boston at 4am on 26th October 1891 three miles off the Eddystone lighthouse. Five were rescued by a boat from the Boston, but fifteen, including the Captain's wife, child and governess, were drowned. The Boston was later sunk (23.1.96) in a collision in the Thames estuary.
In wreck find condition, clapper later.
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