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ANTIQUE #SA934906

Antique Treen Tunbridge Ware Go To Bed - Octagonal

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Opus Antiques

A small 19th century Tunbridge Ware Go to bed with an octagonal shaped base. The underside of the base has remanants of the striker paper. Both the body and the lid have a geometric inlay pattern to them.
 
It measures 5cm h including the boss x 2cm w.
 
C1880
 
The lit match could be placed into a boss in the lid and would give enough light to go to bed hence the name. They were also used as desk items for lighting wax sticks for sealing letters.
 
Own a piece of history
 
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA934906
Dateline of this antique is 19th Century
Height is 5cm (2.0inches)
Width is 2cm (0.8inches)
Depth is 0cm (0.0inches)
Antique SA934906 shown on this page was made in the 19th Century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
19th Century
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Antique Treen, boxes & decorative Georgian Items
Devon
United Kingdom
Tel: 07941 285 532
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD