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Item: Card Case/Aide de Memoire Description: Engraved lakeside scene Hallmark: Birmingham 1850 by Nathaniel Mills Dimensions: 98mm x 72mm rectangular Comments: An unusual form of card case with a hinged clasp opening to reveal a dark blue (not light blue as shown in the photo!) fabric interior. The interior has three pockets for holding cards and note paper and a silver revolving pencil within it's own slot. The front fascia of the case is engine turned with a central rural scene enveloped by floral scrolls. A man is working a wheat field with a tree and farmhouse nearby and adjacent to a lake. The reverse is similarly decorated with a central cartouche engraved with the initials "E.F.P". The hallmarks are spread between both sides in the standard "Birmingham Box" fashion. Furthermore, you may be interested to know that this item was included in the "Antique Masters" TV show aired on BBC2 on August 9th 2010.
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