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Description: Victorian Cut Steel Shoe Buckles in original Fitted Case.
Code: DS889
Marks: These Are Simply Marked L&R for left & Right
Size: Measures 2 1/2 x 1 3/4 inches each buckle
Age: Victorian
Weight: Each Buckle weighs 49.6 & 44.6 grams
Condition: Very Good Condition.
Status: For Sale
Price: £125.00
Description: Georgian Cut Steel Misers Purse Bag . Very similar examples of these can be seen at Wolverhamption Museum website.
These purses date to late 18th / early 19th century
http://www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk/collections/browse_collections/locally_made/steel_jewellery?tab=browse&page=2Misers purses became popular in the late 1700s and were used by both sexes to hold money. Men carried them in their pockets, while women draped them over their hand or belt.
The misers purse was essentially a long fabric tube, with a slit in its mid-section. This opening could be accessed or closed off by sliding two rings back and forth.
It is thought that the name misers purse stemmed from the fact that it was difficult to lose or even remove coins from the deep pockets.
Wolverhampton and Bilston were centres of this craft. By 1770 there were 127 buckle makers in Wolverhampton, and 68 in Bilston.Size: Measures 11 1/2 inches long
Age: Late 18th / Early 19th Century
Weight: Weighs 148 grams
Condition: Very Good Condition
Status: For Sale
Code: DC
Price: £295.00
Description: Georgian Cut Steel Dark Green Misers Purse Bag - Sticks to a magnet. Examples of very similar cut steel Misers purses can be seen at Wolverhampton Museum.
Misers purses became popular in the late 1700s and were used by both sexes to hold money. Men carried them in their pockets, while women draped them over their hand or belt.The misers purse was essentially a long fabric tube, with a slit in its mid-section. This opening could be accessed or closed off by sliding two rings back and forth.
It is thought that the name misers purse stemmed from the fact that it was difficult to lose or even remove coins from the deep pockets.
Marks: Not Marked
Size: Measures 13 inches long
Age: Late 18th/ Early 19th Century
Weight: Weighs 76.1 grams
Condition: Very Good Condition
Status: For Sale
Code: DC
Price: £295.00
If you wish to make a purchase please email jewelscollectingdust@gmail.com
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