Collinge Antiques

Description

Rare 19th.c. ‘Long John Silver’ style prosthetic leg. Very simple design and construction, the main body cut from a single turned block of timber with a short turned peg leg fitted below a brass collar. Leather hoops attached to the longer outside stirrup to hold it in place with a waist belt and a second lower strap. A metal plate has also been fitted to prevent wear. Presented as found with minor damage to the tip of the shorter stirrup and some old worm holes. Retaining portions of the original black paint finish at the base.
Dimensions: total length 38″, diameter 7″.

Please contact us for more images, delivery and shipping quotes. Alternatively you are welcome to view and collect at our large warehouse showroom in Llandudno Junction, North Wales (approximately 45mins from Chester). We have a large and ever changing selection of genuine good quality antique furniture of all types and have twice been shortlisted for the Home and Antiques Magazine Antique Shop of the Year Award. 01492 580022.