Why the Field Telegraph sometimes fails to work.

£125 · Offered by Maggs Bros Ltd

The descriptive caption continues, “Transport drivers having broken their harness, see a piece of wire lying on the ground, and think a bit will be just the thing to mend it with. They accordingly proceed to take a few yards for that purpose.” Giles had served as a soldier in Afghanistan and Egypt and specialized in horses and military scenes.

• Year: 1900

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