Antique Smoking Accessories Set with Silver Cases and Pocket Knife
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Two cigarette case with pocket knife and match box, one large cigarette case in sterling silver with gilt interior by William Neale Chester 1808. Weight:153.7 grams. One smaller cigarette case in sterling silver by Samuel M Levi Birmingham 1903. Weight :98.6 grams. One match box in sterling silver by a Bromet & Co Chester 1906. Weight: 17.7 grams. A Mother of pearl handle pocket knife, letter opener with silver blade.
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- Mother-Of-Pearl - Mother-of-pearl, technical name "nacre", is the inner layer of a sea shell. The iridescent colours and strength of this material were widely used in the nineteenth century as an inlay in jewellery, furniture, (especially papier mache furniture) and musical instruments.
In the early 1900s it was used to make pearl buttons. Mother-of-pearl is a soft material that is easily cut or engraved.
Nowadays it is a by-product of the oyster, freshwater pearl mussel and abalone industries. - Sterling Silver - Sterling silver is a mixture of 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% of another metal, usually copper. Fine silver is 99.9% pure silver, and is relatively soft and the addition of the very small amount of copper gives the metal enough strength and hardness to be worked into jewellery, decorative and household objects.
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