Silver Mounted Cut Glass Decanter monogram-A.H. A fine 8 inch diameter

A fine 8 inch diameter gesso terrestrial globe with brass semi-meridian on ebonized wooden base

center focus wheel and extending lorgnette handle

It shows all the continents and countries as they were at the time it was printed and also indicates the principal steamship routes

It was designed to provide a crucial part of the United Kingdom's airborne nuclear deterrent and played a major role during the early period of the cold war

were also heavily involved in Allied efforts to counter the threat posed by German U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic

Silver Mounted Cut Glass Decanter monogram-A.H. A fine 8 inch diameterUnusual Victorian rectangular decanter with handle on side, cut glass stopper and silver collar. Hallmarked Birmingham 1869. Makers mark for Joseph Charles Grinsell. Dimensions: 23. 5cm 9 inches (height to top of stopper) x 16cm 6 inches (width including handle) x 7. 5cm 3 inches (depth).