Sealed Bid Sale - September 2012 : Sale S1067 Lot 3925
CHARLES LANCASTER - AN ANTIQUE PAPER GUN CASE LABEL,
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CHARLES LANCASTER - AN ANTIQUE PAPER GUN CASE LABEL, (damaged), viz:
c1845 Paper gun case label (7 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in) with the royal crest. The royal appointment was conferred after guns were built for Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's consort husband in 1843. This label states that Charles Lancaster's gunmaking business was established in 1826 and that he was the inventor of the improved copper primer gun. The address shown is 151 New Bond Street and over-stamped with the words "REMOVED TO 7 BURY ST. JAMES'S, SW1".
Estimate £40-45