Object from Late 1960s
Replica of the electric chair at Sing Sing prison in New York.
It was made for Danny Lynch, who performed as the 'Great Stromboli'.
Danny first used it in a side show at Belle Vue in the late 1960s.
This item is on public display
Liverpool RoadCastlefieldManchesterM3 4PF
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