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12 page photo illustrated article from a rare 1894 Victorian periodical, the article is entitled "Crimes and Criminals - Burglars and Burgling" this is part 2 of a series of article on Victorian crime - the article is complete in its own right the other parts concern different crimes A very interesting article discussing various burglary crimes and descriptions of the tools and methods used etc There are several illustrations including Safe breakers outfit Burglars lanterns Key hole lanterns Phosphorus lantern 8 large Jemmies Skeleton keys Wedges made from chair leg Relics of the Orrocks case A convicting chisel Candles, peice cut out of door and palette knife Safe locks cut with ratchet The broken button Shutter cutter Revolvers and dagger The New North Road mask Life preservers and boot covers Beards whiskers etc Wire, string, wedges, jemmy and socks of Portico thieves Peace's ladder, outfit, spectacles, crucible and dummy arm Please note this listing is for genuine actual pages extracted from a scarce disbound magazine, there are no covers. Some articles may include the ending or beginning of other articles. Whilst the images show the article in its still bound state, the article will be sent as loose pages. Some pages may be showing signs of foxing / browning due to the age of the paper Thanks for taking the time to have a look at my item for sale.
I have indexed many antique periodicals with detail of, peoples names, places & subjects included. When I find duplicate issues in poor condition I list the articles on ebay. If you are searching for a particular family history related person, subject, place etc, please let me know and I will search my database for any relevant entries
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