Cattle & Barber Snuffbox
Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2017 1:05 pm
A rare snuffbox by Robert Cattle and James Barber:
RC/JB - 1807
RC/JB - York
York mark
Dimensions: Height = 2 cm (1"), Width = 7 cm (3"), Depth = 5 cm (2") - Weight: 100.8 Grammes - Troy: 3.24oz.
The snuffbox was assayed in 1808, the partnership of Robert Cattle and James Barber being formed on the 1st of January of that year.
The records of the York Assay Office make mention of only 2 or 3 snuffboxes being made by this firm around this period.
Trev.
RC/JB - 1807
RC/JB - York
York mark
Dimensions: Height = 2 cm (1"), Width = 7 cm (3"), Depth = 5 cm (2") - Weight: 100.8 Grammes - Troy: 3.24oz.
The snuffbox was assayed in 1808, the partnership of Robert Cattle and James Barber being formed on the 1st of January of that year.
The records of the York Assay Office make mention of only 2 or 3 snuffboxes being made by this firm around this period.
Trev.