Product Details
ELEY BROS., LONDON
A GOOD COMPREHENSIVE GLAZED CARTRIDGE AND METALLIC AMMUNITION ADVERTISING BOARD,
circa 1895, 30 1/2in. x 25 1/4in. oak outer frame (small chips and losses) marked in black 'ELEY' along the top, 'SPORTING' and 'MILITARY' to the left and right sides respectively and 'CARTRIDGES' along the bottom and with a red-painted wooden bevelled inner frame behind the glass, the pale blue background with a raised roundel printed with 'ELEY AMMUNITION' around the 'E.B.L.' central shield, the cartridges displayed in a general starburst formation with metallics to the outer points and bordered by rare trade-name cartridges such as 'Aquoid', 'Zenith', 'Acme', 'Rocket', 'Ecar', 'Eloid', 'Pluto' , Mars' and 'Thor' amongst others, all above a comprehensive display of paper cartridges in all gauges between .360 shotgun to 4-bore shotgun and including rare sizes such as 32-bore, 24-bore and 14-bore and also including cases advertising various powder types such as 'Amberite', 'Ballistite', 'Schultze' and 'E.C.', together with various cut-aways, the metallics including everything from .577-500 downwards to gallery rimfire ammunition, some fading to shell hulls.
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Estimate £3,000-5,000