Auctioneers Find Hand Grenade in Shed

Published August 28th, 2008


Charles Hanson, of Hansons Auctioneers in Lichfield, found a hand grenade in a garden shed, Hanson had been asked to clear the home of Mary Craddock in Brownhills, following her death earlier this year at the age of 94.

After an inspection Staffordshire Police confirmed that the grenade was not live.

The contents of the house, which include a rare pair of drug jars kept from Miss Seedhouse’s years as a pharmacist in Brownhills, are expected to fetch between £20,000 and £25,000.

Auction info www.hansonsauctioneers.co.uk

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