Trouser press
Watts Patents
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood and metal
Measurements
350 mm (Width); 760 mm (L); 16 lb (Wt)
Place of origin
Sheffield
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Berrington Hall, Herefordshire
NT 617654
Summary
Trouser press, weight 16lbs. The press bears an engraved label 'John Barker and Co. Ltd, Gentlemen's Tailors, Kensington, W.C'. Bears a transfer label 'The Watts 'Triumph' Trouser Press with stretcher'. 'Watts Patents made in Sheffield, England'. The metal securing straps appear to be of carriage sprung quality and are operated by stout hand-screws using square threads.
Provenance
Gifted to Berrington Hall by A.F.Murphy Esq in 1980.
Makers and roles
Watts Patents , maker