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Cyclists Touring Club Victorian Silver Membership Certificate Holder/ Pendant, and Enamel Certificate for 1899
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Reference: S1640
Period: Victorian
Year: Circa 1899
Silversmith: unmarked
Place: English
Price: $ 190.00
Weight: 13 grams
Dimensions: 3.4 cm diameter
Condition: Excellent, snug closure, clasp and hinge both perfect. Certificate also good condition, some small chips to enamel, see photo.
Description: A rare Victorian silver Cyclists Touring Club certificate holder, in the form of a pendant, with an original enamel membership certificate for 1899. The holder is in the shape of a bicycle wheel, complete with spokes, and is decorated with the badge of the Cyclists Touring Club, three feathered wings surrounding a central cog which says "trademark". The initials CTC in gothic script complete the logo. This logo should be familiar to all, it is still used today on Bicycle playing cards, which have been produced since 1885. The holder, which is silver, is unmarked, the pendant loop however is hallmarked with the English sterling lion passant. The enamel badge has the same logo with the date 1899 on a green background. The rear, which reads "Cyclists' Touring Club Membership Certificate", is signed by secretary Ernest R Shipton. The original member's details are still visible, it reads "No 23689, W.O. Trotter, Oak House, Brandon". Oak House in Brandon, Suffolk still exists at 70 High Street, it is the home of Decani Music Ltd.
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Cyclists touring club silver membership holder
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Back of silver cyclists membership holder
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Open -Victorian silver membership holder
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Enamel membership card 1899, cyclists touring club
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W O Trotter, cyclists enamel membership
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Hallmarks
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