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Image of Brass knuckles, ca. 1900
1960.1858.3
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Brass knuckles, ca. 1900

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Oscar Fredericks, the master of the four-masted schooner Winslow, owned these brass knuckles which were a lethal weapon for fistfighting.
ID Number: 1960.1858.3
Date: Circa 1900
Physical Description: 1 Knuckles, Brass; metal; 2.5 in.H x 4.25 in.W x .5 in.D
Credit: MOHAI, 1960.1858.3
Subjects: Maritime
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