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Antique Tower Bridge Invitation Card for Laying Memorial Stone

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Colourful Chromolithgraph Printing

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Dimensions:

W-28.5 H-22 (cm)

Item Reference:

105201-1603-4Tip! This item's Ref-Code breaks down thus...
Item Ref Code: 105201-1603-4
Item No. 105201 - Dealer No. 1603 - Building No. 4

Description

A Rare Antique Invitation Card for the Laying of the Memorial Stone for the Construction of Tower Bridge in London on the 21st June 1886 by the Prince of Wales. The Card is Not Issued to Anyone. It is Beautifully Illustrated with Vignettes in Full Colour with an Image of the Finished Bridge Both Open and Closed, as Well as a View of it Along the Thames. The Card is Surrounded by Arts and Crafts Style Flowers and Foliage and Coats of Arms. The Card was Designed and Printed by Blades, East and Blades of 23 Abchurch Lane, London, and is Numbered 1885.

Specifications

Item Reference
105201-1603-4
Dimensions
Height: 22 cm
Width: 28.5 cm
Era
Victorian
Material
Card
Period
1860 - 1900, C19th (Late)
Country of Origin
England
Condition
A Few Grubby Marks Around the Edges, it Has Been Mounted at Some Point

Delivery

  • Free Collection from Hemswell, North Lincolnshire (we can store free of charge for four weeks)
  • UK Post for £15, this applies to smaller items that we can box up and simply post to you.
  • UK Courier for £30, this applies to larger items that can be boxed up and collected by a standard courier delivery company.
  • UK Van Delivery by Hand, this applies to furniture, large items or delicate items. This is undertaken by ourselves or by a fully insured van delivery company that is personally known to us. Prices dependant on your location and size/amount of items purchased.

We are able to deliver any item to anywhere in the World, and so for any item/location, we are able to obtain quotes for delivery/shipping.

To make an enquiry call us on 01427 668 389