Lot n° 155
Estimation :
100 - 120
EUR
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Result
: 200EUR
EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE, PARIS, 1889 - Lot 155
EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE, PARIS, 1889
EIFFEL TOWER EMPLOYEE'S TABLESTICK CROCHET The plate depicting an Eiffel Tower in cast bronze, the hook in iron.
Height. 6 cm; Width. 7 cm; Depth. 1 cm.
This type of emblem-shaped hook was used by many corporations. Placed on the employee's back, it enabled him to fasten his apron, while emphasizing his membership of a particular trade: barrel for the cooper, daisy for the gardener, etc. It remained in use until the end of the 19th century.
It remained in use until the early 20th century.
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