Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - Day 1 - 20th April 2021

Lot 204

A GEORGE IV BELL METAL CASTOR BY DOBBINS & CO.

Estimate £100 - £150 | Hammer £80

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Description

A GEORGE IV BELL METAL CASTOR BY DOBBINS & CO.

C.1830

with five spokes and stamped 'S. Dobbins & Co. Patent, Bristol'

14cm high

Catalogue Note

According to Grace's Guide to Industrial History 'S. Dobbins manufactured Patent Systems of Rollers, for the reduction of Friction in Blocks, Sheaves, Pulleys, Grindstones and Machinery in general. He also invented his own superior Patent Castors, for Bedsteads and other furniture.'