A Pair of English Silver-Plated 'Eddystone Lighthouse' Table Vestas and Match Strikers, Thomas Latham & Ernest Morton, Birmingham, Circa 1885
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August 10, 04:26 PM GMT
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A Pair of English Silver-Plated 'Eddystone Lighthouse' Table Vestas and Match Strikers, Thomas Latham & Ernest Morton, Birmingham, Circa 1885
formed as lighthouses, the hinged tops open to reveal a compartment and striker, the rocky base applied with two pairs of shells, probably for a snuffer, marked on bases, stamped at base of lighthouse "Rd No 12273"
h: 11 1/8 in.
28.3 cm
Silver Fund LTD, London
Private New York Collection
Acquired from the above by the present owner
The design number 12273 refers to a design for Class 1 (metalwork) registered by Latham & Morton, silver and electroplate manufacturers, 115 and 116 Vyse Street, Birmingham, on 3 September 1884 (National Archives, Kew, BT 51/7/12273). The original entry doesn’t specify a function for the design, which probably indicates that Latham & Morton intended only to register the pattern, which could be used for various different novelty items.
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