This is a late Victorian, bone combination dip pen, paper knife, wax seal, & stanhope, dating to around 1880 - 90.
The ornate paper knife handle unscrews to reveal a dip pen with a brass patterned 'nib' (the pattern seems to be some form of hyrogliphics ? ...click for details
This is a Victorian glass pharmacy / apothecary powder bottle or jar, with a hand blown removable stopper & a recessed 'phototype patent' glass label, and fully marked to the base with the York Glass Co device.
This is a Victorian glass pharmacy / apothecary powder bottle or jar, with a hand blown removable stopper & a recessed 'phototype patent' glass label, and fully marked to the base with the York Glass Co device.
This is a late Victorian figural needle case, carved from cow bone in the form of a parasol or umbrella, with a multiple image stanhope set into the handle, and dating to around 1880 - 90.
The nicely turned handle of the parasol unscrews to reveal a compartment used ...click for details