Lot 283: E. Wood Ltd A Paint For Every Purpose Lithographed Tin Advertising Perpetual Calendar
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An E. Wood Ltd lithographed tin advertising perpetual calendar featuring a central illustration of a young boy in a yellow hat and a dog seated on a wooden dock, watching a departing steamship. The image bears a printed signature reading GAFFRON followed by a slashed circle symbol to the lower right. The yellow ground is printed with advertising text for E. Wood Ltd, A Paint For Every Purpose, listing addresses for Talbot Works, Stanstead Abbotts, Ware, Herts and 72 Victoria Street, London S.W.1, along with telephone and telegram details. The piece includes a metal calendar frame with interchangeable metal inserts for the month and date. The reverse has a plain metal finish with a printed mark to the bottom edge reading THE METAL BOX COMPANY LTD (HUDSON SCOTT BRANCH) CARLISLE ENGLAND and cleaning instructions to the top edge reading TO CLEAN THIS TABLET WIPE WITH A MOIST LEATHER. The original hanging cord is attached to the top.
Height: 9 inches
Width: 7 1/8 inches.
Condition report:
The lithographed surface has scattered fine scratches and scuffs across the central image and yellow ground (photo 1). Minor paint loss and rubbing are present at the crimped metal edges (photo 4). The reverse metal surface shows small dings, minor surface oxidation, and areas of adhesive residue (photo 2). The hanging cord is frayed (photo 2).
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