Enamelled Iron Articulated 'Hangman' Skeleton. Circa 1840 A.D. Anatomically correct skeleton with articulated knees, hip joints, shoulders, elbows and wrists, the head formed of three pieces, the mouth slightly open; hanging from a later wooden gallows. 820 grams, 42 cm total (16 1/2 in.). Property of a County Durham collector; acquired on the UK art market.