.This is an example of a 19th century English shotshell reloader which will reload 100 shells at a time. This loader measures approximately 6 x 11 x 15 inches. The top portion slides about 1 inch so that after you dropped the powder or whatever in the holes, it would fall into the empty shell casings. It weighs about 10 - 15 pounds. The Erskine was invented in 1864 by James Erskine in Newton Stewart (Wigtownshire, Scotland). Its was made in mahogany. They claimed to make 100 cartridges in 4 minutes, but today nobody knows how they got that speed. I have heard stories they were used in gun shops in England up till WW2. Valued by collectors at about $800.00 to $1200.00