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‘hangings’

Enough Rope: The Hangman’s Rope in the Press

Enough Rope: The Hangman’s Rope in the Press The hangman’s rope was a subject of absorbing interest to the 19th century reading public, judging by the loving details about material, quality, and pedigree of rope as reported in the papers.

Enough Rope: The Hangman’s Rope in the Press

Enough Rope: The Hangman’s Rope in the Press The material, quality, and pedigree of the hangman’s rope was a subject of absorbing interest to the 19th century reading public, judging by the loving detail with which these items were reported in the papers.