Mirror and image surround is velvet and so object may possibly be a pin cushion.
unknownMarked "Made in Germany".
unknownThe Clifton Suspension Bridge Act of 1952 is not included on the ticket and so it is likely to date from before the passing of the Act.
Clifton Suspension Bridge CompanyOne side of the jug is decorated with an image of Clifton Suspension Bridge, the other is inscribed with this poem:
'Here Gentlemen, come try your skill,
I’ll hold a wager if you will.
That you don’t drink this liq’r all,
Without you spill or let some fall.'
The print shows Brunel's 'suspended traveller'. This was a basket car which hung from an iron bar and was designed to help workmen cross the gorge during construction. On 27th September 1836, Brunel made the first successful crossing. Members of the public paid a fee to travel across. The suspended traveller was in place from 1836 to 1853.
Willis, W, artist