RATTLES -2- Infant's
CH1980.529
(a) Hollow silver ball attached to mother-of-pearl shell handle. Slit in end of ball. Two "pebbles" inside to make rattle. Chain and safety pin attached. Silver hallmark on ball: anchor, lion passant, small "h" and maker's initials "A&LLd." Birmingham, 1907 - 1908. (b) Like a miniature pair of body building weights: two fluted weights on either end of a bar. "Pebbles" inside weights to make rattle, together with three small round "balls". Impressed mark on bar not legible, though does not appear to be a silver hallmark.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | CH1980.529 |
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| Accession Date: | 3 Dec 1980 |
Material
| Silver/Metal | (a) Silver, EPNS, mother-of-pearl shell; (b) EPNS |
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| Pearl/Shell |
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| Shell/Shell |
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| Shell |
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Measurement
| diameter | 25mm |
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| ov | 7.5cm | a |
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| length | 123mm | b |
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