MARK OF NATHANIEL MILLS, BIRMINGHAM, 1832
Rectangular with reeded base, gilt interior, chased floral thumbpiece, cover inscribed within engine-turned border To Charles Hingston M.D. in testimony of the gratitude and esteem of his fellow townsmen, for his humane and unceasing attention to the poor, during the awful visitation of malignant cholera at Plymouth A.D. 1832, in original red leather fitted case retailed byWilliam Hall, Goldsmith, 8 Whimple Street, Plymouth and sold with an original letter to the recipient on behalf of the mayor, dated Plymouth, January 1, 1833
3.1/2 in. long (9 cm.)
4.5 oz. (140 gm.)
MARK OF NATHANIEL MILLS, BIRMINGHAM, 1832
Rectangular with reeded base, gilt interior, chased floral thumbpiece, cover inscribed within engine-turned border To Charles Hingston M.D. in testimony of the gratitude and esteem of his fellow townsmen, for his humane and unceasing attention to the poor, during the awful visitation of malignant cholera at Plymouth A.D. 1832, in original red leather fitted case retailed byWilliam Hall, Goldsmith, 8 Whimple Street, Plymouth and sold with an original letter to the recipient on behalf of the mayor, dated Plymouth, January 1, 1833
3.1/2 in. long (9 cm.)
4.5 oz. (140 gm.)
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