Kendall House Antiques Ltd. has dated this piece to the 1910s.
On the underside of the box reads:

''Patents applied for in Great Britain,
USA, France, Germany and other principle countries.
Design registered in England No. 539227.
Trademark in Holland No. 24929.
Copyright: N STILES….
Made in England by
Lamont Evans & Francis Ltd
Staple Inn, Holbon, London, England''
The mechanism in full working condition.
27.5 cm High
Kendall House Antiques Ltd. has dated this piece to the 1910s.
Kendall house antiques a traditional shop in the north cotswold’s market town of chipping campden.
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