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Toulmin & Gale Antique Box. Coromandel & Brass. A Victorian Coromandel Antique box by Toulmin & Gale, featuring A fine quality Victorian coromandel jewelry box by Toulmin & Gale, London. The box edges are banded in brass. The top has a vacant brass cartouche, and the sides have elegant inset flush fitting carry handles.
There is a lift out tray with wire handles revealing a further storage area beneath. To the rear of the box a brass button that releases the hidden front drawer. The velvet lined inner top drops down to reveal a file folder. Fun example of an exotic mid 1800s antique box. Found some fun reading at bottom of page from the great Antique Box Guide on Toulmin & Gale Famous Dressing Case Makers.
Measures 12″ wide x 9″ deep and 7″ tall. Weight is heavy at 7 pound 1 1/2 oz. Two stickers on legible reading Toulmin & Gale. Also, sticker inside reads “The manufacturing business of messrs. Toulmin & Gale having been established 122 years they beg respectively to offer this as a guarantee for all goods supplied by them” Sise Lane and Bucklersbury.
Brass bottom latch plate reads Patent – S. Mordan and Co – London. Samual. Mordan and Co – London were famous pen and lock makers.
Condition, top has 2 long age splits/cracks and few smaller cracks, top doesn’t close completely flush. No key. Needs detailing, felt lining and interior showing age and use related wear. All in all not to many of these boxes survived and still around. Looking for perfect not for you. Restore this to its former glory or detail it and use it as is!! What is unusual, the interior is still intact and working, and not restored making interior look like a made today jewelry box.
Guessing made 1862 – 1876. Great Antique Box!!
Please check pictures for description and condition.
The Toulmin & Gale company were originally established in 1735. By 1845, Joseph Toulmin and John Gale were in control of the company, based at 85-86 Cheapside, London.
They were awarded a prize medal for ‘excellence of material and workmanship’ for their dressing cases at the International Exhibition of 1862. A year later, the company had expanded and opened up a new manufactory at 18 Sise Lane, London and a further shop at 7 New Bond Street, London.
Toulmin & Gale were finally declared bankrupt in 1876. Interestingly, George William Betjemann was one of the trustees under their liquidation and this business continued as Betjemann & Gale Ltd.
By 1878, the name of Toulmin & Gale was trading again, with Joseph Toulmin at the helm. Based from 10 Cornhill, London, the business advertised itself as being ‘Late of Cheapside and New Bond Street’.
