Atropos Antiques has dated this piece to the 1850s.
M.S. LION. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE PRESS WAS REMOVED IN THE LATE 19TH/ EARLY 20TH CENTURY WHEN THE HULK OF THE SHIP WAS BROUGHT TO DEVON FOR SCRAPPING AND SALVAGE. SHIPS WOULD HAVE CARRIED VAST SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT AND WERE SELF SUSTAINING IN ALMOST EVERY WAY, THIS OBJECT BEARS OUT THE TRADITION.
THIS ITEM IS GENUINE IN EVERY WAY AND IS UNTAMPERED WITH.
THE PRESS IS FULLY OPERATIONAL AND IN GOOD ORDER. THE STYLISED ARTWORK AND SIGN WRITING ON THE PRESS WOULD INDICATE MID 19TH CENTURY. THERE WERE SEVERAL H.M.S. LIONS, (UNSURPRISINGLY), AND SOME LITERATURE COMES WITH THIS ITEM. IMPRESSED ON THE TOP BAR IS THE FOLLOWING: THOMAS BRADFORD AND CO. T.B. No3 MANCHESTER AND LONDON.
THOMAS BRADFORD AND CO OF SALFORD MANCHESTER WERE SPECIALISTS IN EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATED WITH LAUNDRY, DAIRY, DOMESTIC, BATH AND COOKING MACHINERY AND SCHOOL FURNITURE. MOST OF THESE ITEMS, AT THE TIME, WERE CLOSELY ALLIED TO THIS TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION. MORE INFORMATION ON THIS MANUFACTURER IS AVAILABLE ON LINE.
HIGHLY COMMENDED AS A DECORATIVE PIECE OR TO FULFILL A JOB COMBINING PRACTICALITY, HISTORY AND AESTHETIC ATTRACTION.
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Atropos Antiques has dated this piece to the 1850s.
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A 19TH CENTURY BOOK PRESS FROM ROYAL NAVY SHIP HMS LION.
