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Splash out on Lord Nelson's bucket

This battered bucket is expected to fetch up to £1,000 when it is sold at auction this month.

The leather container with a copper rim is one of HMS Victory’s fire buckets, used during the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, in which Lord Nelson was mortally wounded.

Read entire article at Times (UK)