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A small piece of cape town history Small (17x10x2cm) tray from the Civil Servants Club (Cape Town, founded in 1858) by Gladwin, Sheffield (Embassy plating). No silver marks apart from "Embassy" which is a plate mark on its own. The Embassy works factory Gladwin produced Embassy brand between 1926 and 1936. Since 1896 the Civil Servants Club moved from its premises in Church square to share the new premises with the City club of Cape Town in Queen Victoria str. It is not entirely clear how HM Civil Servants used this object, but they certainly poked it with something shar around the crest a couple of times. The marks are clearly seen under small magnification.

Issue I was produced from a 240-unit Cylinder with it's number "12" imprinted on the right margin at the end of the 20th row. There were no bars on the top or bottom margins, but the top margin of the sheets in the final printings appeared with an unusual cylinder flaw in the form of a prominent brick-red mark varying in length and thickness above the centre arrow. It was caused by the chromium plating beginning to peel off the copper cylincer and from first of all being barely visible, it developed to the final stages where it stretched from above stamp no. 4 to the edge of no. 9. The flaw had a flattish base, but with a very much indented top line, not unlike a range of mountains seen at a distance - a feature which earned it the name of the "Drakensberg" variety. Quite exceptional item superb MNH but for 3 light hinge marks in margins.   The first and scarcest stage of the flaw. Second stage Next stage The final stage    

Coleman 639 Paraffin Lamp. Tested and burns bright. Lamp overall in a very good condition for its age. Made in January 1973. Ventilator with some enamel loss. Glass without chip marks or cracks but with a white mark. Lamp will polish up nicely. Photos are part of the description.