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Reference: S11572
Period: George V
Year: 1915
Silversmith: Stokes & Ireland Ltd
Place: Chester
Price: $ 290.00
Weight: 33 grams
Dimensions: 5.7 cm * 4.3 cm
Condition: Very good, spring hinge and closure excellent, small dents to base and corners.
Description: An interesting WWI military silver vesta case, engraved "Northern Command Bombing School August 1916". The vesta case is the traditional curved rectangle shape, with a striker on the base, and a ring on the side for attachment to a fob chain. The vesta is clearly hallmarked for Chester 1915, with makers mark S.I.L.d for Stokes & Ireland, who worked between 1891 and 1932 in Birmingham, they also used the Chester assay office. The vesta is also stamped "Pearce & Sons Leeds", Pearces Jewellers still exists today, after being founded in 1838. Northern Command was a British Army Home Command, based in York during World War I, the bombing school was a Grenade School (not RFC as has been incorrectly described in the internet), with a focus on using grenades to attack and clear trench systems. Those that successfully completed the training wore a red grenade proficiency badge on their upper right arm. We have seen other examples of Northern Command Bombing School silver vesta cases, that also have an engraved grenade. This would have been expensive when new, so we imagine it would have belonged to an officer, but could also have been a prize for outstanding performance.
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Northern Command Bombing School Antique Silver Vesta Case
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Antique Silver Vesta Case - Grenade School
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Northern Command Bombing School Antique Silver
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Antique Silver Vesta Case
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Pearce & Sons Leeds Silver
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Stokes & Ireland Chester hallmarks
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Silver hallmarks on vesta lid
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Northern Command Bombing School
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