Lot Details
Lot 1036
World War I Interest: George V Sterling Silver Novelty Advertising Vesta Case
William Hair Haseler, Birmingham, 1915
In the form of a bomb cartridge, with hinged cover and striker to bottom, engraved "With the compliments of Pinchin Johnson & Co. Ltd." Height 2 1/4 inches (5.5 cm), approximately 11 dwt.
Provenance:
Richard H. Jenkins, Canton, CT, May 1980
Pinchin Johnson & Co. Ltd. was a major paint company with operations across the British Empire. This novelty vesta case would have appealed to their clients patriotic duty in the midst of the First World War.
The Joseph and Miriam Poser Collection
C Estate of Miriam S. Poser
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