Old London silver, its history, its makers and its marks (1903)
Howard, Montague · New York, Scribner · leaf 181
eing turned into somethingmore salable. We give an illustration of a collection of punch ladles(No. 98). A few years ago they were quite abundant, andwe should infer that at one time every household must havehad one, but now they are rather scarce. They often havea coin, sometimes of gold, set in… … No. 98. Punch-Ladles at South Kensington Museum 43 CHAPTER VI Candlesticks, Sconces and Candelabra CANDLESTICKS THE date of the introduction of the candlestick is some-what of a mystery, but it was undoubtedly first usedin the Christian era. The Old Testament speaks of thegolden candlestick, but…
Plate · Silverwork · Hallmarks
Internet Archive · Smithsonian Libraries · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
