A painted wooden page marker- Montreux view. 19thc

A painted wooden page marker- Montreux view. 19thcA Victorian traveller's souvenir a wooden page marker painted with a view of Montreux in Switzerland. NB. There is a very short split right at the end of the marker 3 mm in length but it doesn't go through to the other side and the inked title is faded but legible. 12. 5 cm in length (4. 75 inches) Stock no. HT33

The fine steel wire mesh is coiled onto the head of a steel pin

There's no handwriting in it but there is a scrap of paper in the front pocket dated 1816 mentioning a Lieutenant George Thomas of the HMS Tigris 'whilst in the West Indies though but arrived at the age of manhood' -'displaying an example for the Christian

Prince Albert's Safety Box 150 Patent Vesta Lights

Mid 19th century

which may be old Wedgwood

A set of gent's dress studs and a tie pin in their original box

a tape measure ( starting at one )

The silver trim is in good order

The box itself is of a type known as Painted Tunbridge Ware which pre-dates the better known inlaid Tunbridge Ware- the green painted leaf design surrounding the print being a typical embellishment as are the black flecks of paint on the edges

13 cm long ( 5 inches )

The ebonized base is trimmed on the edge with a gold on black zigzag pattern

The lid unscrew to reveal the inner spindle