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Birmingham Arts and Crafts copper watering can - (Sold)




Stock No. 295 

A copper watering can with Arts and Crafts decoration. This watering (or hot water) can was made by Joseph Sankey around 1904 when they registered the design (No. 437339 July 21, 1904).
There is an "S & SB" mark to base (part of one of Joseph Sankey's marks JS & SB for Joseph Sankey & Son Bilston, Wolverhampton, near Birmingham). It was made in three sizes 3 pint, 4 pint and 20 pint. This example appears to be the 4 pint size, and is also illustrated here...http://www.englishmetalware.com/JSS.htm - and more information can be found here...
http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/Museum/metalware/sankeys/sankey02.htm.
Condition is excellent.

Dimensions :
height : 10 inches

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