Hip flask
Mappin and Webb Ltd.
Category
Silver
Date
Unknown
Materials
Glass, Leather, Silver
Measurements
165 mm (Height)
Place of origin
London
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Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 885342
Summary
Silver topped glass hip flask with silver base and leather sides with two slits. On base is the figure 6 plus silver marks, the neck has JD 45(?) on one side and on the other side a shield-shaped mark. Found in the attics and put with Captain The Hon. Thomas (Tommy) Agar-Robartes's dressing case (LAN.L.131) which was sent back from France after his death in 1915.
Provenance
This was found in the attics and put with Captain The Hon. Tommy Agar-Robartes's dressing case (LAN.L.131) which was sent back from France after his death in 1915.
Marks and inscriptions
MAPPIN AND WEBB
Makers and roles
Mappin and Webb Ltd. , retailer