An Early 20thC Mounted Taxidermy Giant Tortoise Head; Dated to 1909 Ascension Island sub-Antiques Tim was preserved by his

Tim was preserved by his daughters

Pebble Prominent Buff Tip

By the 1920s they were active from their premises at 140-2 Church Street

There is some fraying to some edges and a couple of stains

‘J&P Cottons are The Best’ within a roundel to the flanks and reverse

An Early 20thC Mounted Taxidermy Giant Tortoise Head; Dated to 1909 Ascension Island sub-Antiques Tim was preserved by hisOrigin: Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean Period: Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1909 Shield Height: 14. 5 inches Shield Width: 11 inches Depth (with Head): 11. 5 inches Presenting Colonel Merrill the giant tortoise, preserved and mounted in the Edwardian era upon a mahogany shield. Colonel Merrill was a giant of a creature at 280 kg and a giant of a personality. The volcanic island, Ascension Island, was garrisoned by the