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Half-foot section of rope in perfect condition.

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Maritime Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:35.00 - 50.00 USD
Half-foot section of rope in perfect condition.
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Half-foot section of rope in perfect condition. 81.5 grams, 6" long and 1" in diameter. A thick, straight piece of rope, totally intact and heavy, remarkably well preserved for having been under the sea for over 300 years, the consignor's theory being that large coils of rope fell off the side of the ship as it sank, burying them deep in the mud of the Solent (the shipping lane that separates the Isle of Wight from the mainland) under the ship, which sank on a sandbank in February of 1758. Recovered from: HMS Invincible, sunk in 1758 off the south of England.