ANTIQUE W.H. GOSS CRESTED CHINA ARMY WATER BOTTLE BATTLE OF WATERLOO STANHOPE

Description

ANTIQUE W.H. GOSS CRESTED CHINA
MODEL OF ARMY WATER BOTTLE
STANHOPE CREST
CIRCA 1910-1920s
THIS IS A HOLLOW OFF-WHITE CRESTED CHINA ORNAMENT MODEL OF AN ARMY WATER BOTTLE.
DEPICTING A LOVELY 'STANHOPE' CREST. TRANSFER PRINTED WITH TURQUOISE BLUE
BACKGROUND WITH 3 YELLOW AND BLACK SCIMITAR SWORDS. IN CLEAN, CRISP
CONDITION. TO THE BACK IS IS PRINTED WITH WORDS
'MODEL OF ARMY WATER BOTTLE USED AT THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO.
WATERLOOVILLE- WHEN THE TROOPS CAME BACK AFTER WATERLOO THEIR FIRST
CAMP WAS AT THIS PLACE WHICH THUS OBTAINED ITS NAME.
THE ORIGINAL WATER BOTTLE, WHICH IS OF OAK BOUND WITH BRASS.
WAS LEFT BEHIND BY ONE OF THE SOLDIERS
Rd No 638373
IT IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH NO CHIPS OR CRACKS
STAMPED TO THE BASE
W.H GOSS
THESE WERE POPULAR SOUVENIRS FOR PEOPLE WHO TRAVELLED
BEFORE THE FIRST WOLRLD WAR, DURING THE WAR THE
MAKERS BEGAN TO CREATE DESIGNS RELATED TO WAR TIME.
APPROX MEASURES
HEIGHT 3-3/8" (8.6CM)
WIDTH 2" (5.2CM)
BASE 1-1/2" BY15/16" (3.8CM BY2.9CM)
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I AM BASED IN THE UK
POSTAGE FOR UK 2ND CLASS SIGNED FOR DELIVERY £4.20
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