They were Curiosities in their way; they were made in America, and had a bore large as your thumb.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
Under the year 1397, John Timbs, in his "Curiosities of London," records that the heads of four traitor knights were spiked on London Bridge.
"England in the Days of Old"
William Andrews
Legal Lore: Curiosities of Law and Lawyers.
"England in the Days of Old"
William Andrews