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.'