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Large Victorian Novelty Silver Boot Brush Scraper Pen Nib Wipe (1 of 10)
The Fancy Fox
Flag of United KingdomSuffolk, UK
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Large Victorian Novelty Silver Boot Brush Scraper Pen Nib Wipe

REF: FA1131 / LA362294
£365
€426
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Description
A fine and collectible late Victorian silver pen nib and ruler wipe modelled as a boot scraper with hinged handles to either side. Set on its original leather base. Hallmarked for London 1898, makers Sampson Mordan & co.
measurements
Height:
2.5 cm
Width:
8 cm
Depth:
8 cm
A larger example than many, it measures 8cm (3 1/8") wide and 2.5cm (1") high.
declaration
The Fancy Fox has clarified that the Large Victorian Novelty Silver Boot Brush Scraper Pen Nib Wipe (LA362294) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being 1898
condition
In very good condition with one upper corner of the silver only very fractionally distorted and minor rubbing to the edge of the hallmarks. The leather base shows expected signs of wear but the bristles remain in very good order.
location
This Large Victorian Novelty Silver Boot Brush Scraper Pen Nib Wipe is located in Suffolk, United Kingdom