Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares has dated this piece to the 1890s.
The rectangular body with a crescent shaped profile, to fit snuggly in ones pocket. The button shaped bayonet closing, hinging cap, fitting over the raised neck, and thence body. The whole with hand beaten dimple decoration.
Hallmarked for Sampson Morden, London 1890.
Height 4 inches, width 3 3/4 inches, depth 1 inches.
Mytton Antiques - Jerrard Nares has dated this piece to the 1890s.
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