{"id":38933,"date":"2024-10-19T08:27:24","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T08:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ystyhbui.shop\/product\/rare-antique-english-biscuit-box-28-lb-weight-c-1870\/"},"modified":"2024-10-19T08:27:24","modified_gmt":"2024-10-19T08:27:24","slug":"rare-antique-english-biscuit-box-28-lb-weight-c-1870","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.ystyhbui.shop\/product\/rare-antique-english-biscuit-box-28-lb-weight-c-1870\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare Antique English Biscuit Box – 28 lb Weight c.1870"},"content":{"rendered":"
Always highly sought-after, these novelty “weight” biscuit boxes came in two sizes; this one is the smaller box which is the harder to find; it would look perfect next to it’s larger example.<\/p>\n

The lid has a ring handle to the top the lid is engraved “Biscuits”. There is a button to the front which opens the hinged lid. The front is engraved lb 28.
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\nThe lid is where the full English makers mark can be found for the silversmiths, Jonas & George Bowen of Birmingham, this mark used between 1859 and 1879.<\/p>\n

Excellent condition with a base diameter measures 5 1\/8″ x 7 1\/4″ to the top of the ring handle.<\/p>\n

Item: 42100
\nFree Worldwide Registered Airmail Directly From the UK<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Creator: <\/div>\n
    Jonas & George Bowen<\/span> (Maker)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Dimensions: <\/div>\n
    Height: 7.25 in (18.42 cm)<\/span><\/span>Diameter: 5.13 in (13.04 cm)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Style: <\/div>\n
    Victorian(Of the Period)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Materials and Techniques: <\/div>\n
    Silver Plate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Place of Origin: <\/div>\n
    England<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Period: <\/div>\n
    1870-1879<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Date of Manufacture: <\/div>\n
    c.1870<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Condition: <\/div>\n
    Good<\/span>Wear consistent with age and use.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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    Seller Location: <\/div>\n
    Bath, GB<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    Reference Number: <\/div>\n
    Seller: 42100<\/span><\/span>Seller: LU3365321317972<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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