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Below are photos of a wooden stave cask with a wooden "cork" or bung on a chain, possibly brass. The cask came into my possession, along with another of similar size, when I bought my house in St. Thomas USVI in 1984 from the estate of a man who owned a nautical curio shop. One of the casks had a nautical scene painted on it at the time. I have no information about the age or origin of these casks, but given the location and the source it is not unlikely that they could be water casks used on old ships. As far as I know, this is the only "cork" on a brass chain that we've located. Andrew McKenna TIGHAR #1045