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Madame Talbot's Victorian Lowbrow and Gothic Lowbrow - William Marwood Victorian England Hangman's Ropes
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Penknife with three blades and a corkscrew, owned by William Marwood: executioner | Science Museum Group Collection
History Gems - William Marwood, the most humane hangman in history. Prior to William Marwood's tenure as a hangman for the British government, most criminals who were hung would be strung up
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The Lincolnshire cobbler once paid £10 per body after inventing a new way to execute criminals - Lincolnshire Live
![William Marwood (1818-1883), British hangman who developed and introduced the "long drop" technique of hanging. A scarce or even unique example of Marwood's business card, 'W. Marwood. Public Executioner. 4, Scotland Yard, William Marwood (1818-1883), British hangman who developed and introduced the "long drop" technique of hanging. A scarce or even unique example of Marwood's business card, 'W. Marwood. Public Executioner. 4, Scotland Yard,](https://hansonslive.hansonsauctioneers.co.uk/images/lot/3774/377438_0.jpg?1686330003)