Mauchline ware frogmouth spectacle case
 Catalogue Number: 2610 Mauchline ware frogmouth spectacle case Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Spectacle case Year Of Publication/Manufacture: c 1890 Time Period: 19th C Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Mauchline, Scotland Publisher/Manufacturer: W and A Smith Description Of Item: Mauchline ware frogmouth spectacle case, 145 x 40 mm, made from sycamore timber, varnished, and with transfer images of views of Ilfracombe, Devon, on both front and back of the case. The case is lined with green velvet Historical Significance: Mauchline is a small town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. In the 18th century. It was renowned for clock making which declined in the 19th century. The production of box-work or Mauchline ware took place from the 1820s until 1933 by the firm of W & A Smith. These boxes are extremely collectable. They were characterised by a transfer on each piece having the view of the place of purchase. The wood used was Sycamore. These products were sent all over the world. A fire in 1933 stopped production, which was never restarted. How Acquired: Donated by Michael Airken, honorary archivist Date Acquired: May 2015 Condition: Very good |