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Higgins Armory Museum

On Sunday, Karen and I headed over to Worchester to visit the Higgins Armory Museum. Mr. Higgins was a steel manufacturer who collected old armor and developed a museum to display his pieces.

p061105-132620 — Front entrance

p061105-132626 — Building facade

p061105-132656 — Metalwork over the main doors

p061105-133132 — Meteorite

p061105-133240 — Articulated dragon

p061105-133400 — Dragon head detail

p061105-133738 — Mr. Higgins suit

p061105-133918 — Stained glass on one hall

p061105-134150 — Armor parts

p061105-134228 — Details on Tasset

p061105-134412 — Helm

p061105-134848 — Medusa coin

p061105-135106 — Oriental pieces

p061105-135136 — Samurai armor

p061105-135212 — African knife

p061105-135640 — Chain mail

p061105-135802 — Polearms in main hall

p061105-135854 — Neat metalwork on doors

p061105-135904 — Fancy target (shield)

p061105-140018 — Glaive

p061105-140100 — Halberd

p061105-140242 — Folding pole-sword

p061105-140440 — Armor detail

p061105-140502 — Armor detail

p061105-140616 — Ludwig's field armor

p061105-140736 — Decription of Ludwig's armor

p061105-140854 — Helm

p061105-140930 — Helm detail

p061105-141436 — Gauntlets

p061105-141524 — Hand detail on guantlets

p061105-141720 — Composite armor

p061105-141928 — Duelists display

p061105-142118 — One Duelist

p061105-142210 — Other Duelist

p061105-142038 — Dagger and mace

p061105-142424 — Set of Corsicas / Spears

p061105-142548 — One Jouster

p061105-142638 — Other Jouster

p061105-142706 — Composite armor

p061105-142730 — Set of Fauchards / Glaives

p061105-142812 — Detail on helmet

p061105-142844 — Helmet showing lions on side

p061105-143240 — Armor with funky neck

pano-arms — 5 Suits at the end of the hall

p061105-143332 — Jouster and end of the hall

p061105-143620 — "Big Knob" suit of armor

p061105-143718 — "Big Knob" faceplate

p061105-143802 — Chestplate detail

p061105-143834 — Full suit from previous

p061105-143938 — Another suit

p061105-143954 — Chestplate detail from previous

p061105-144156 — Helm detail

p061105-144222 — Suit with some sort of chest damage

p061105-144320 — Morningstar

p061105-144404 — Vouge

p061105-144510 — Chastity belt (fake)

p061105-144646 — Ornate hilt with wedgewood

p061105-144724 — Chestplate and helm

p061105-145130 — Ironwork in stairwell

p061105-150334 — Rubbing from kids area