Jam jar lid
Moorhouse
Category
Metalwork
Date
1953
Materials
Aluminium and rubber
Measurements
70 mm (Dia)
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Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1148430.5
Summary
Jam jar lid. One of five aluminium jam jar lids with rubber seals. Marked FREE Attractive Gilt and Enamel Sonny Sunglow CORONATION BROOCH' Offer closes 31st Dec 1953.
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.
Marks and inscriptions
On top of the lid: PIERCE CAP BEFORE OPENING / [Picture of Sonny Sunglow, a child dressed as a cook] FREE / Attractive Gilt & Enamel / Sonny Sunglow [In italics, on a slant] / CORONATION BROOCH / . / SEND 12 TOPS FROM 1lb or 2lb (not ½lb) JARS OF / MOORHOUSES SPECIALITIES / WITH YOUR NAME, ADDRESS / AND A 2½d. STAMP TO / Wm. MOORHOUSE & SONS Ltd. / SUNGLOW MODEL FACTORY / LEEDS 11 / OFFER CLOSES / 31st DEC. 1853
Makers and roles
Moorhouse, producer