Wallet style sterling silver spectacle case
 Catalogue Number: 2609 Wallet style sterling silver spectacle case Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Spectacle case Corporation: White and Reynolds Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1905 Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Chester, England Publisher/Manufacturer: White and Reynolds Description Of Item: Elongated wallet style sterling silver spectacle case, 162 x 40 mm, decorated front and back with art nouveau floral engraving, lined with blue velvet, with a press clip on the right side Cartouche on front has no markings. Historical Significance: Frank Reynolds and William Alfred White traded as White and Reynolds, Birmingham. The hallmark was registered at the Chester assay office in August 1899. How Acquired: Donated by Michael Aitken, honorary archivist Date Acquired: May 2015 Condition: Light dints, otherwise good. |