This is a rare gadget stick, featuring a silver top and collar with hallmarks for:
London 1892
Along with a makers name:
Swaine & Adeney London
Swaine London, also known as Swaine Adeney Brigg, perfected its sophisticated and traditional designs, rendering them as a world-class British manufacturer of the highest quality whips and sticks.
There is also a silversmith's mark G.V for the famous London-based stick and whip mounter:
George William Vose
The silver top pulls up to reveal the hunting hound measuring stick, complete with measurements in both inches and centimetres, a pull-out brass level with its original spirit level.
Measures up to 33" / 85cm
Malacca shaft with an original metal ferrule.
The perfect rare item for a hunting collector.
Measurements:
Length when closed - 48cm
Length when fully opened - 88.5cm
Diameter of the top - 2.3cm
Diameter of the shaft under the collar - 2cm
Weight - 171g
Very good condition with some small age marks.
Victorian Swaine Hunting Hound Measuring Gadget Stick Hallmarked Silver 1892
SKU: A227539034721
£379.00Price
