Get your claws into a canine collar

'Steal me not but let me jog; for I am Mrs Gwynn’s Dog.' For lovers of antique dog collars, collecting examples engraved with an amusing inscription such as this one, or a quirky owner’s name, is all part of the fun.

The rhyme above is engraved on a 19th century brass dog collar, one of 31 examples from a private …

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