A Vintage Double Handed & Faced Ship's Telegraph sub-Curios numerous tortoiseshells and admirals

numerous tortoiseshells and admirals

1903-1915’

This lovely clutch would have belonged to a rather well-heeled Edwardian lady where luxurious luggage and accessories were simply essential for those who moved in high circles

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The hydrate of sodium sulphate is known as Glauber's Salt after the Dutch/German chemist and apothecary Johann Rudolf Glauber (1604–1670)

A Vintage Double Handed & Faced Ship's Telegraph sub-Curios numerous tortoiseshells and admiralsOrigin: English Period: Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1920 Height: 8 inches Width: 6 inches Depth: 3 inches The traditional engine order telegraph or Chadburn with a double face and hand, with the overall size suggesting the telegraph has possibly come from a launch or tug boat. The dial can be clearly read with the many dial indications such as half, slow and full whilst the handles are both in operation. The makers name is