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Lot 244:
Description
A vintage leatherette travelling case comprising an assortment of personal effects and angling equipment. The orange-brown case features a hinged lid with a metal clasp and handle, opening to reveal a detailed handwritten inventory list in black ink including BRANDY FLASK, Dettol, Panadol, and SCHRADER VALVE. The interior contains a black leather framed coin purse, a pair of wire-rimmed spectacles with glass lenses, a faceted glass bottle with a brown cap, and circular paper coasters with cocktail motifs and text. Commemorative items include a white ceramic tray for the 1981 marriage of H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES and LADY DIANA SPENCER. Sporting goods include a wooden fishing reel with a brass four-arm star back and a cast metal fly reel. The lot further includes a black and chrome cylindrical optical instrument in a dark case, a metal corkscrew, metal tongs with a faux-pearl terminal, Wills’s cigarette cards from the Town Arms series, and a wooden card stand with a handwritten poem and playing card. The ceramic tray is transfer-printed with commemorative text and dates, and the cigarette cards bear the Wills’s Cigarette brand.
Width: 36 cm.
Condition report:
The travelling case exhibits significant age-related wear, including peeling and scuffing to the leatherette covering at the corners and edges (photo 1). The metal fishing reel shows surface oxidation and pitting (photo 4). The wooden fishing reel exhibits wear to the finish and oxidation to the brass components (photo 4). The paper coasters and cigarette cards show minor toning and edge wear (photo 4). The ceramic tray and glass bottle appear intact with no visible damage (photo 1).
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