A Rare Workman’s Key for Napsbury Lunatic Asylum c.1900 sub-Art & Sculpture The dolls had paper skirts

The dolls had paper skirts which could be unfolded to reveal the fortunes

There are areas of heavy wear and oxidisation to the chinoiserie decoration and some scratch marks to the original mirror plate but we think these are desirable and would not encourage any kind of meddling or restoration

Each slide gives a huge insight into the real goings on of war

He quickly realised the possibilities of the phone and created his own versions of the device

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A Rare Workman’s Key for Napsbury Lunatic Asylum c.1900 sub-Art & Sculpture The dolls had paper skirtsOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Late VictorianProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1890 1910Length: 3. 5Width: 1. 25The single steel key with turned barrel for Napsbury Asylum, stamped "WORKMAN MW 3027 surviving from the zeniths of the Victorian period and once being part of a bunch of keys sourced from this asylum. The key remains in original condition with no damages. The construction of asylums was widespread in Britain following The Lunacy Act of 1845, which