G W Bacon Leather Cased Set of Motoring Maps

Name: G W Bacon Leather Cased Set of Motoring Maps
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1017539
Availability: SoldOut

1900 - 1920

Sold by Beechmount Antiques

Description

Rare cased set of G W Bacon’s Motor Maps of England and Wales. The leather case with carrying handle opens to a velvet lined interior holding nine individual, linen-backed folding maps of England and Wales. These maps are identified by area with a numbered tab. The maps are in perfect condition with a scale of five miles to an inch. Roads are pre-Ministry of Transport road-numbering scheme of 1923 and therefore are un-named. To the inside of the lid is a strap holding a ‘Universal Map Measurer in its card case. Marked with the maker’s trademark, ‘depose HC’ (for Henri Chatelain, toolmaker).

Size width 15.5cm depth 7.5cm height 23cm

Circa 1920

Declaration

Beechmount Antiques has dated this piece to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1017539

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Description

Rare cased set of G W Bacon’s Motor Maps of England and Wales.

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The leather case with carrying handle opens to a velvet lined interior holding nine individual, linen-backed folding maps of England and Wales.

Beechmount Antiques

These maps are identified by area with a numbered tab. The maps are in perfect condition with a scale of five miles to an inch. Roads are pre-Ministry of Transport road-numbering scheme of 1923 and therefore are un-named. To the inside of the lid is a strap holding a ‘Universal Map Measurer in its card case. Marked with the maker’s trademark, ‘depose HC’ (for Henri Chatelain, toolmaker).

Size width 15.5cm depth 7.5cm height 23cm

Circa 1920

Date of Manufacture

Beechmount Antiques has dated this piece to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref

SA1017539

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