Victorian Cut Glass & Sterling Silver Hip Flask, Brockwell & Son, London, 1891/2

Here we have a good quality Victorian Cut Glass Hip Flask with a Sterling Silver Lid & Drinking Cup. The cup has a gilt interior & the lid has a cork inset to help minimise any leaks. There is a Gothic monogram of the initials W & M on the front of the cup & the top of the cap. The hip flask is made in London in 1891/2 by Brockwell & Son & retailed by J. Crichton & Co of George Street, Edinburgh. Founded by Henry Titterton Brockwell in the mid-1870s, Brockwell & Son specialised in hip flasks & other silver mounted items such as wallets & cologne bottles. James Crichton & Co were a prominent Edinburgh retailer specialising in watches, clocks, silverware & jewellery throughout the Victorian era. The hip flask has definitely seen some use & one can imagine it has been a companion on many highland & moorland walks & adventures. There are some dings to the lid & some chips to the glass around the rim of the drinking cup. However it remains watertight & is perfectly usable. Please make sure to view all the photographs. The hip flask stands 12.2cm / 4.8ins high, is 6.3cm / 2.5ins across & 2.7cm / 1.1ins deep. The cup weighs in at 42.9g / 1.5oz of solid Sterling Silver & all together the hip flask weighs 256.5g / 9oz. The hallmarks on both the cup & the lid are a little rubbed but still clear to read. They show the lion passant for Sterling Silver, the leopard’s head assay mark for London, the date letter Q on the cup for 1891 & R on the lid for 1892 & the H T B makers’ mark for Henry Titterton Brockwell of Brockwell & Son. Victorian Cut Glass & Sterling Silver Hip Flask, Brockwell & Son, London, 1891/2