Pair Of Sterling Silver Torah Finials Rimonim, Moses Salkind, London, England, 1921, Judaica.
The finials are chased with bands of flower heads ornaments, each hung with 12 bells and applied with 12 eagles.
Topped with a gilded eagle finial.
The stavs are engraved with a dedication (one in English and one in Hebrew), the English dedication reads - In Loving Memory of our Dear Son Joseph Cushelson who was killed in action July 26. 1917 from his Loving Parents.

Fully hallmarked for London, England, dated 1921, maker mark for Moses Salkind.
Height: 40cm / 15.75in.
938gr / 30.15oz.


Joseph Cushelson, a working waterproofer in the Manchester fabric industry, was born about 1886 in the Cheetham district of Manchester, Lancashire, one of the children of Cushel Cushelson (died 1925), a commercial traveler, and his wife, Fanny (died 1936), both of whom were natives of Russia.
He volunteered for service in April 1915 and two months later was drafted to the Western Front where he took part in the Battles of the Somme and Arras.
He was killed in action at Newport on 26 July 1917 while serving as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery.
For further information see The War Grave Photographic Project.