A Scarce WWI Period Forged Iron Caltrop c.1915 sub-Fairground-Sideshow & Circus The original green painted finish

The original green painted finish has a great deal of character and the surfaces are beautifully authentic and appealing

When the Victorian period began most retail shops were small and the counter was the main focus of the shop whether it be for the dispensing of drugs or the ordering of drapery

The Caucasus

There is a small area to the upper flank that has some faint crinkling

We love the unusual and the octopus

A Scarce WWI Period Forged Iron Caltrop c.1915 sub-Fairground-Sideshow & Circus The original green painted finishOrigin: Probably FrenchPeriod: Early 20thCProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1915Height: 10Depth: 12Width: 13The very sculptural forged iron WW1 period Caltrop with twelve prongs riveted to the centre, mainly used to impede cavalry in combat, surviving from the battlefields of the early twentieth century. It remains in good semi excavated condition and proves totally un meddled with. Having twelve prongs is more than most you would expect to see with three