Victorian Silver Combined Vesta Case Cachous Box

Minshull & Latimer, Birmingham 1887
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A Victorian silver and enamel combined Vesta Case and Cachous Box, of rounded rectangular form, the sprung hinged lid inset with a striker, the base with separate hinged Cachous compartment with gilt interior and blue enamel label. The face engraved with ivy leaf decoration and a shield shaped cartouche engraved with initials.

By Minshull & Latimer, Birmingham, 1887

A throat lozenge (cough drop, troche, cachou, or cough sweet) is a small, typically medicated tablet intended to be dissolved slowly in the mouth to temporarily stop coughs and lubricate and soothe irritated tissues of the throat (usually due to a sore throat), possibly from the common cold or influenza. Cough tablets have taken the name lozenge, based on their original shape, a diamond.

Sold - £280.00

Condition
In good condition with just a couple of very minor dinks to the reverse.
Dimensions
H
55 mm (2.17 inches)
W
31 mm (1.22 inches)
D
10 mm (0.39 inches)
Weight
24.00 Grams (0.77 troy ounces)
Country
England
Stock Code
PB260723.20
Medium
Silver