Royal with Vase (on both sides)
Needle Case with Avery signature
Patent
Design Details
Needle Case Type: |
Flat-Names |
Patent/Registered to: |
William Avery - Redditch Manufacturer and Albert Fenton of the same place, Machinist |
Patent/Design Representation #: |
Mechanical Patent #: 2998 (Fig. 13) |
Patent/Design Registration Date: |
October 14, 1869 |
Location of Patent/Design Registration: |
British Library - Business and Intellectual Property Centre - London
|
Reference #: |
1869-2998 |
Dimensions: |
8.1 x 4.6 |
Material: |
Brass |
Name Variations: |
a) W. Avery & Son - Redditch
b) Carliles, Pittman & Co - London
c) Cook-Son & Co - London
d) Ellis Howell & Co - London
e) T. & J. Holyoake - Redditch
f) Hutton & Co - London
g) W. Whiteley - Westbourne Grove |
Other Variations: |
Royal with Crystal Palace
Nickel plated version |
Additional Photographs
Front open and back open
Front exterior detail and interior detail
Back interior detail and front Cook signature detail (photo courtesy of Clarice Birch)
Front Ellis Howell signature detail (photo from eBay) and nickel plated version (photo from eBay)
Front Carliles Pittman signature detail (photo courtesy of David Chatterley) and front Whiteley signature detail (photo courtesy of the 2017 DTS Conference)
Front Hutton signature detail (photo courtesy of Jan Swindale) and front Holyoake signature detail (photo courtsey of Lyn Lewis)
Facts
The word royal can apply to either specific people or their possessions. When used with people, royal indicates a person has the status of a
king or queen or a member of their family. As of January 2015 the Royal Family in the UK consists of 8 main individuals: Elizabeth (1926) the
Queen and her husband Prince Phillip; the Queen’s son Prince Charles (1948) and his wife Camilla; the Queen’s first grandson Prince William (1982)
and his wife Catherine and their son, the Queen’s great-grandson, Prince George (2013); and the Queen’s second grandson Prince Harry (1984).
Click on the photo below to see a larger version of it.
Queen Elizabeth and her family
History
During the Victorian period the Royal Family in the UK was much larger and had direct connections to the royal families of many other European
countries. The main individuals were: Queen Victoria (1819-1901), her husband Prince Albert (1819-1861) and their nine children: Victoria
(1840-1901), Albert Edward (1841-1910), Alice (1843-1878), Alfred (1844-1900), Helena (1846-1923), Louise (1848-1939), Arthur (1850-1942), Leopold
(1853-1884) and Beatrice (1857-1844). The Queen’s daughter Victoria married the emperor of Germany, the Queen’s granddaughter Alexandra
married the Czar of Russia, another granddaughter Maud married the King of Norway, a granddaughter Marie married the King of Romania, another
granddaughter Victoria married the King of Spain, a granddaughter Louise married the King of Sweden and a great- granddaughter married the King of
Greece. Click on the photo below to see a larger version of it.
Queen Victoria and her family
Miscellaneous
The Royal Victorian Order was established in 1896 by Queen Victoria as an order of knighthood which allowed the reigning monarch to bestow the honor to
individuals throughout the British Empire for their services. The organization was created the year before Queen’s Diamond Jubilee to give her
time to prepare a list of the first inductees. The honor was divided into five levels of which the Grand Cross was the highest award
and is pictured below. The first two individuals to receive this honor were her sons Prince Albert Edward and Prince Arthur. Queen
Victoria appointed 19 Knights Grand Cross between the order's introduction and her death in 1901 of which six were to Princes of the United Kingdom
—her own children, grandchildren or other close relatives.
Grand Cross Insignia
