Lot 235
A presentation snuff box
Auction: 12 October 2016 at 11:00 BST
£280
Description
Nathaniel Mills, Birmingham 1846, of rectangular form, the hinged cover with later engraved armorials for The Southern Railway Company, the body with engraved chequering, interior gilt and later engraved to 'Col. Eric Gore Browne... 1947'
Dimensions
Width: 85mm, weight: 3.8oz
Footnote
Presentation piece given just before the nationalisation of the Railways in 1948