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Rare Antique English Cut Glass Sting Box / Dispenser C.1890
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Rare Antique English Cut Glass Sting Box / Dispenser C.1890

19th century
Sold by Puckerings
Sold 10 November 2025 · Puckerings
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A really wonderful and unusual string box, dating to the late Victorian period, around 1890.

The box is made from cut glass and the fittings from a nickel or silver-plated metal. The lid has a bayonet type fitting which keeps the lid in place when closed up.

The box looks fabulous with a full ball of string or even better, a coloured twine of some type; and would look equally good on a desk-top or in the kitchen.

There is a hole where the string is dispensed and the original cutter crowns the top. The cutter retains the original blade which really would be too blunt to cut thick sting today.

Most unusual and in excellent condition, the foot has a diameter measures 3 1/2" in diameter x 5" tall to top of cutter.

Item ID:38926

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Physical Dimensions
Height
12cm (4.72")
Width
8cm (3.15")
Depth
8cm (3.15")
Declaration

Puckerings has dated this Antique Glass String Dispenser to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers
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SA430536
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38926
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Description
A really wonderful and unusual string box, dating to the late Victorian period, around 1890.

The box is made from cut glass and the fittings from a nickel or silver-plated metal. The lid has a bayonet type fitting which keeps the lid in place when closed up.

“
The box looks fabulous with a full ball of string or even better, a coloured twine of some type; and would look equally good on a desk-top or in the kitchen.
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fig 1. An antique globular cut glass string dispenser featuring a brass base, brass collar, and a brass cutter on top, holding a ball of white twine.
fig 1. Rare Antique English Cut Glass Sting Box / Dispenser C.1890

There is a hole where the string is dispensed and the original cutter crowns the top. The cutter retains the original blade which really would be too blunt to cut thick sting today.

Most unusual and in excellent condition, the foot has a diameter measures 3 1/2" in diameter x 5" tall to top of cutter.

Item ID:38926

FREE Worldwide Registered Airmail Directly From London, England

Height
12cm (4.72")
Width
8cm (3.15")
Depth
8cm (3.15")
Date of Manufacture

Puckerings has dated this Antique Glass String Dispenser to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers
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SA430536
Dealers Internal Ref
38926
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Archive I An antique globular cut glass string dispenser featuring a brass base, brass collar, and a brass cutter on top, holding a ball of white twine. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Rare Antique English Cut Glass Sting Box / Dispenser C.1890

Archive II An antique globular cut glass string dispenser featuring a brass base, brass collar, and a brass cutter on top, holding a ball of white twine. View II
Archive III An antique globular cut glass string dispenser featuring a brass base, brass collar, and a brass cutter on top, holding a ball of white twine. View III
Archive IV An antique globular cut glass string dispenser featuring a brass base, brass collar, and a brass cutter on top, holding a ball of white twine. View IV
Archive V An antique globular cut glass string dispenser featuring a brass base, brass collar, and a brass cutter on top, holding a ball of white twine. View V
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An antique globular cut glass string dispenser featuring a brass base, brass collar, and a brass cutter on top, holding a ball of white twine.
Rare Antique English Cut Glass Sting Box / Dispenser c.1890
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An antique globular cut glass string dispenser featuring a brass base, brass collar, and a brass cutter on top, holding a ball of white twine.
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Cataloguer’s note

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  • ObjectDesk Accessories
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialCut glass, brass
  • ColourClear and gold
  • MotifsCut glass flutes, Brass collar mount, Weighted circular base, Integrated string cutter
  • SizeH 12 cm (5 in) x W 8 cm (3 in) x D 8 cm (3 in)

FAQs

String dispensers became popular during the Victorian and Edwardian eras, primarily utilised in shops, offices, and domestic settings to manage twine efficiently for packaging and parcels.

These pieces typically combined heavy-cast brass mounts, collars, and bases with hand-cut or moulded glass globes designed to enclose a ball of natural twine.

Authenticity is indicated by period-appropriate brass casting techniques, patination showing age, hand-cut glass facets with minor irregularities, and threaded or screw-fit collars rather than modern adhesives.

This piece functions effectively as a decorative desktop object in a study, or as a functional accent on a kitchen counter or open shelving unit.

Glass components can be washed gently with mild soapy water, while brass should be dusted with a soft cloth without using abrasive metal polishes to preserve the historical surface oxidation.
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