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A late Victorian oak magazine of draughtsman’s drawing instruments, W.F. Stanley, London, circa 1890 The interior with moire silk padded lining to lid inscribed in gilt W.F. STANLEY, GREAT TURNSTILE STREET, HOLBORN, LONDON W.C., & RAILWAY TERMINUS, LONDON BRIDGE beneath TO H.M. GOVERNMENT over lined lift-out fitted top tray containing a selection of nickel plated brass instruments and ivory handled pens including a telescopic tubular beam compass; the lower section with five boxwood scale rules each stamped STANLEY’S ENGINE DIVIDED SCALE GREAT TURNSTILE HOLBORN LONDON, a nickel plated brass roller parallel ruler and a selection of other items, the exterior of the box with vacant nickel plated oval name plate to lid and matching key escutcheon to front, 36.5cm (14.5ins approx.) wide. William Ford Stanley is recorded in Banfield, Edwin BAROMETER MAKERS & RETAILERS 1660-1900 as working from 3 Holborn bars, London 1860-64; 3, 4 and 5 Great Turnstile, Holborn, London from 1860; 13 Railway Approach, London Bridge 1869-91 and 1, 8 and 9 Tichborne Court 1872-91. The presence of the Railway Approach address within the gilt on silk trade label to the interior of the lid of the current lot would indicate a date of around 1890.

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