Christmas decoration
Selfridges
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
1930 (circa)
Materials
Rubber and metal
Measurements
120 mm (Length)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 938736.2.1
Summary
White rubber and metal pistol wrapped in tissue paper upon which a label numbered '11' is attached, one of a collection of items once concealed in the stem of early twentieth century Selfridges cardboard and cotton wool Christmas toadstool, DUN/MISC/409, a. They also include an unopened ring game(.2); a hanging flower basket suspended on a red frame (.3); a spinning top (.4).
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).
Makers and roles
Selfridges , retailer