Etsy - FullerVintageUK A 19Th Century Mahogany Writing Slope Befit With Pair Of Glass Inkwells By J Mechi Leadenhall Street
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Please see our full Etsy site here www.etsy.com/uk/shop/FullerVintageUK REF:OCTOBER 2021 #10-2021 Exquisite Craftsmanship from the early 19th Century a Mahogany Writing Slope Befit With A Black Velvet Interior & A Pair of Glass Inkwells by J J Mechi of No 4, Leadenhall Street, City of London Circa 1830's Would make an ideal gift for the writing enthusiast or London historian. Item has lever action hidden compartment. Has an oval front brass plaque ideal for engraving a message if the item is a gift. Comes with Cartier boxed pen, heavy metal topped inkwells & notepad. Other items are shown are for illustrative purposes in original condition, item has lovely warm patina, with wear consistent with age. Wonderful patina to the brass & wood. Dimensions: Width: 50cm I Height: 20cm I Depth: 27.5cm Alderman John Joseph Mechi (1802-1880) was a silversmith, banker, inventor & Alderman of the City of London. He experimented with new farming methods on his estate at Tiptree in Essex. Mechi was born in London 22 May 1802, the third son of Giacomo Mechi, a citizen of Bologna, who had settled in England early in life, was naturalised, & obtained a post at Kensington Palace in the household of George III. His mother was Elizabeth, daughter of J. Beyer of Poland Street, London. John at the age of sixteen was placed as a clerk in a house in Walbrook, trading with Newfoundland, a job he had for ten years. in 1828 he set up on his own account as a cutler in a small workshop at 130 Leadenhall Street, from where he removed to No. 4 in the same street in 1830. Between 1830 & 1840 he made his fortune through the 'magic razor strop' which bears his name After the Crimean war & a fashion for beards, sales declined. On 10 November 1840 he took out a patent for 'improvements in apparatus to be applied to lamps in order to carry off heat & the products of consumption'. This was for the external shop-window lamps. From 1859 to 1869 he was in partnership with Charles Bazan, & then gave up his city business & moved to 112, Regent Street. GLOBAL TRACKED SHIPPING FOR USA LAST SHIPPING DATE 21st DECEMBER WITH AN EXPRESS SERVICE LEADING UP TO XMAS CAN TURNAROUND A PARCEL WITHIN FIVE WORKING DAYS DOOR TO DOOR WHERE POSSIBLE www.ups.com/assets/resources/media/en_GB/UPS_Year_End_Holiday_Schedule-GB.pdf A 19Th Century Mahogany Writing Slope Befit With Pair Of Glass Inkwells By J Mechi Leadenhall Street, City London Circa 1830's
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