A VICTORIAN SANDWICH BOX HAMILTON & INCHES, EDINBURGH 1890 or rectangular outline, the hinged lid engraved MARGARET/ Ducal coronet/ MONTROSE

(12.5cm wide, 12.2oz)

Note: Sandwich boxes were a quaint Victorian accessory designed perfectly for country pursuits. With their unfolding mechanism, they provided a safe storage facility for the sandwich and a stylish plate for dining. Hamilton & Inches was established in 1866, and the firm received a royal warrant from Queen Victoria in 1893, having quickly established its name as Edinburgh’s premier jeweller and silversmith. In 1903 Sir Robert Inches co-founded the Edinburgh Association of Goldsmiths, Silversmiths & Watchmakers, so as to maintain a high standard of craftsmanship amongst the city’s jewellers and silversmiths. This sandwich box is engraved on the lid, ‘Margaret, coronet, Montrose’ and clearly shows the high-end clientele of Hamilton & Inches.