Hat box lid
Locke and Co.
Category
Ephemera
Date
1964
Materials
Cardboard and metal staples
Measurements
53 x 378 x 285 mm
Place of origin
St James's Street
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 18580.4.2
Summary
A brown cardboard hat box lid, joined with staples. Label reads: FROM / JAMES LOCK & CO. LTD. / hatters / 6, St. James's Street, London, S. W. 1 / Telephone Nos. : WHI 8874 - 5849. The address is handwritten in blue pen and reads: TO LORD WRAXALL, / TYNTESFIELD, / BRISTOL. Two Elizabeth II postage stamps in the corner, one brown, one blue. Stamped over in black with a date reading: 11 AUG 64.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
Locke and Co., hatter