Silver Victorian Oval Gallery Tray, 1895,

Name: Silver Victorian Oval Gallery Tray, 1895,
SKU: as621a102
Price: 375.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

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This is a Sterling Silver Oval Gallery Tray with a hand engraved foliate scroll work pattern to the base and a pierced gallery.
The tray is hallmarked Sheffield 1895, with makers mark for Walker & Hall.
The underside is engraved Shirras, Laing & Co. Purveyors To The Queen Aberdeen.
Seven years later this company was to Patent one of the first teasmaid machines:-
On 29th December 1902 an article about their invention was included in the local newspaper:
Automatic Tea Maker Patented by an Aberdeen Firm
With their characteristic enterprise, Messrs Shirras, Laing and Co Limited, Aberdeen, have just patented an automatic tea maker, with which a busy man who must needs be up betimes in these cold winter mornings can rise at the sound of the alarm antique clock, and ere he has dressed have a warm cup of tea automatically prepared for him, or have hot water ready for shaving or other purposes. The invention is simple in construction, consisting of an alarm clock, a copper kettle, a spirit stove, and a silver-mounted plate. Before retiring to rest the alarm can be set the tea and water placed in the kettle, and one can go to sleep confident that a “cup that cheers” waits to refresh him in the morning. When the alarm rings the winding handle at the back of the antique clock turns and loosens a lever which automatically fuses a match, thus lighting a spirit stove. In the course of about five minutes, the pint of water in the kettle above boils, and the bubbling of the liquid agitates a wire which loosens its hold, immediately putting out the lamp. The kettle also tips up and gently pours out the water into a cup placed on the tray beneath the spout, at the same time ringing a second gong to give notice that tea is ready. The invention is a very smart one, and as it is advertised at a popular price, will no doubt be introduced into many a home.

The trays dimensions are:-
Length...............................11 inches.
Width...........................7¼ inches.
Height..............................1¾ inches.
Weight............................408.4 grams.
Our Reference No. CSR26X02.

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Price

£~~375.00~~

$~~503.51~~ USA

€~~439.01~~

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Date 1895 Victorian Antiques Material Silver Origin English Item code as621a102 / CSR26X02 Status Sold

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