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THE FIRST JOSEPH BETTRIDGE, BIRMINGHAM, 1829; THE SECOND EDWARD SMITH BIRMINGHAM, 1853; THE THIRD THOMAS EDWARDS, LONDON, 1849
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THREE GEORGE IV AND VICTORIAN SILVER SNUFF-BOXES
The first Joseph Bettridge, Birmingham, 1829; the second Edward Smith Birmingham, 1853; the third Thomas Edwards, London, 1849
Each rectangular, with engine-turned panels and foliate borders and gilt interiors, the first with cover engraved GHC; the second shaped rectangular with varied panels and foliate scrolls; the third with interior cover engraved: PRESENTED TO W. H. PIDGEON, BY MEMBERS OF THE NO. 4 BRANCH LONDON OPERATIVE BAKERS ASSOCIATION and other friends as a token of their Gratitude and Esteem for his Zeal & untiring Perseverance to obtain the Emancipation of their trade Feb 9th 1860 W. FISHER, CHAIRMAN; each marked inside base and cover
The largest (Smith) box 4in. (10.2cm.) long; 7oz. (223gr.); total weight 17oz. 10dwt. (545gr.) (3)
The first Joseph Bettridge, Birmingham, 1829; the second Edward Smith Birmingham, 1853; the third Thomas Edwards, London, 1849
Each rectangular, with engine-turned panels and foliate borders and gilt interiors, the first with cover engraved GHC; the second shaped rectangular with varied panels and foliate scrolls; the third with interior cover engraved: PRESENTED TO W. H. PIDGEON, BY MEMBERS OF THE NO. 4 BRANCH LONDON OPERATIVE BAKERS ASSOCIATION and other friends as a token of their Gratitude and Esteem for his Zeal & untiring Perseverance to obtain the Emancipation of their trade Feb 9th 1860 W. FISHER, CHAIRMAN; each marked inside base and cover
The largest (Smith) box 4in. (10.2cm.) long; 7oz. (223gr.); total weight 17oz. 10dwt. (545gr.) (3)