Edwardian- White metal dog collar with original padlock & brass bell

Edwardian- White metal dog collar with original padlock & brass bell

£ 400

Stamped “AG&Co” for Arthur Garstin & Co, fancy leather goods and portmanteau manufacturers, Queen Street London EC & Aldersgate Street, London EC.
This particular stamp dating the collar to between 1905 – 1909.
The collar stamped ‘WHITE METAL’ with its original red leather lining’. The padlock stamped ‘Hand Made’ with its original working key.
Unpolished and as found.
Collar size 9-10cm. Width of collar 2cm
Typically: In the 19th century, “white metal” was a common term for various alloys like nickel silver (also known as German silver) or white-plated brass, and in essence looks like silver.

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