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Image bank: Leather bucket, 17th century

Leather bucket, 17th century. LFB reference number: 99/2/2

Buckets were made from leather as it is a strong, water-tight and durable material. Metal rivets to hold it together. This bucket has a rope handle. These buckets only held a small amount of water and were passed along lines of people to throw water onto the fire.

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