A Fine Early 20thC Carved Bone Novelty Tape Measure in the Form of a Mermaid sub-Curios and a Lion

and a Lion

features a pillar-box

Carwardine decided to license it to Herbert Terry & Sons

There is some suggestion that these puppet heads may date as early as the mid 1800s but we have been more cautious with our later date

the credit is given to Brand

A Fine Early 20thC Carved Bone Novelty Tape Measure in the Form of a Mermaid sub-Curios and a LionOrigin: English Period: Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1900 20 Diameter: 1. 75 inches (at maximum) The small hand carved bone novelty tape measure intricately worked to form a mermaid, the finned tail retracting to 150cms 59 inches as the tape, the mermaid body acting as the housing with carved breasts, face, arms and long hair flanked by knob finials used to reel the tape back in. In very good overall condition with a beautiful