Catalogue Number: 2608 Black leather and sterling silver chatelaine spectacle case Category: Spectacles and lenses Sub-Category: Spectacle case Corporation: White and Reynolds Year Of Publication/Manufacture: 1909 Time Period: 1900 to 1939 Place Of Publication/Manufacture: Chester, England Publisher/Manufacturer: White and Reynolds Description Of Item: Black grained leather chatelaine spectacle case, 160 x 40 mm, with blue velvet lining and sterling silver clasp. The front of the case is decorated in Arts and Crafts style, with an engraved silver band below the opening and two small blue-coloured enamel plaques. The clasp is also decorated with scrolled engraving and hallmarked for White and Reynolds and the date of manufacture How Acquired: Donated by Michael Aitken, honorary archivist Date Acquired: May 2015 Condition: Good although lining is worn Location: Archive room. West wall. Unit 6 Drawer 1 |