Weight
Allcock and Co.
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
1933 - 1963
Materials
Cardboard, Lead, Paper, Silk, Tissue paper
Measurements
95 mm (D)
Place of origin
Redditch
Collection
Nuffield Place, Oxfordshire
NT 1651780
Summary
Box. Square, green, front label. For silk line 20 yards. Also contains tissue packaging for fishing equipment. Weights.
Provenance
Collection William R. Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, by bequest to Nuffield College, University of Oxford, 1963, by transfer to National Trust, Nuffield Place, 2011.
Marks and inscriptions
printed ; on box ; THE STANDARD\Waterproof silk BRAIDED LINE NO. 1098\Manufactured by S. ALLCOCK AND CO., Ltd., Redditch, England.\Fabrique en Angleterre.\20 yards.Size K ; on front label ; manufacturer and product details
Makers and roles
Allcock and Co.