RARE STERLING SILVER WINE THERMOMETER TUBE CASE 1904 ANTIQUE BARWARE HALLS WINE

RARE STERLING SILVER WINE THERMOMETER TUBE CASE 1904 ANTIQUE BARWARE HALLS WINE
£150.00
Item number: 387//70/91

A rare English antique sterling silver wine thermometer tube / case. It is hallmarked for Birmingham 1904 with the maker being Elkington & Co Ltd. It has a very stylish design and has been engraved "HALL'S WINE", designed as an advertising piece to take the temperature of wine before being served. It is in superb condition being free from dings splits and repairs - not sure that the thermometer works. It measures approx. 4.25 inches (11.1cm) long and weighs 10 grams excluding the thermometer. A very unusual piece.