A GEORGE III IRISH SILVER WRITING BOX-CUM-RULER-CUM CURRENCY CONVERTER
UNMARKED, CIRCA 1795
A GEORGE III IRISH SILVER WRITING BOX-CUM-RULER-CUM CURRENCY CONVERTER, UNMARKED, CIRCA 1795, Cylindrical, of oval section with rounded top, detaching into three separate sections, the pull-off cover fitted with a cork plug dependent from a chain which, in turn, seals the central section which acts as an ink compartment, the final & longest section to hold a writing implement, the outside engraved on one side with a 6 inch rule, the other side engraved with a conversion table from guineas to pounds, shillings & pence, the base engraved with a crest of an eagle rising from out of a coronet, 6 in. long (15.2 cm.), 2.25 oz.
A GEORGE III IRISH SILVER WRITING BOX-CUM-RULER-CUM CURRENCY CONVERTER
UNMARKED, CIRCA 1795
A GEORGE III IRISH SILVER WRITING BOX-CUM-RULER-CUM CURRENCY CONVERTER, UNMARKED, CIRCA 1795, Cylindrical, of oval section with rounded top, detaching into three separate sections, the pull-off cover fitted with a cork plug dependent from a chain which, in turn, seals the central section which acts as an ink compartment, the final & longest section to hold a writing implement, the outside engraved on one side with a 6 inch rule, the other side engraved with a conversion table from guineas to pounds, shillings & pence, the base engraved with a crest of an eagle rising from out of a coronet, 6 in. long (15.2 cm.), 2.25 oz.
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