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Shot bag

Taken by: PW
Plain rough linen shot bag size 7"X11" approx. printed with a Royal Coat of Arms and the name 'COX BROs & Co. DERBY HARD SHOT No.4' in blue. Cox's lead works was located in the Morledge, Derby. It operated from 1804 to 1931 and featured a tall brick built 'shot tower'. The Spondon connection is that a family member, one Roger Cox lived in Spondon Hall.
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