Pole
Benjamin Edgington
Category
Childcare objects
Date
circa 1905
Materials
Wood and metal
Measurements
456 mm (length)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662970
Summary
Two poles from the 'Shakespeare Cot' made by the company Benjamin Edginton. ‘The Shakespeare cot’ (inventory number 659180) is illustrated in the catalogue of the Army & Navy stores in 1905. Two wooden poles, screwed onto each end of the poles are metal sockets. Each one has two cylinder sockets, one crossed on top of the other on angles. They are part of a ‘Shakespeare’ cot. Total number of items is 2.
Makers and roles
Benjamin Edgington, maker