QUITE AN UNUSUAL ITEM,NEARLY 100 YEARS OLD.
AN OVAL CAST ALUMINIUM PLAQUE 12cm x 17cm, PRODUCED BY ROBERT W.COAN(*SEE DETAILS OF FIRM BELOW)FOR THE `KINGS CROSS PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY`,WHICH WAS MASONIC,AS SHOWN BY THE ILLUSTRATION ON THE FRONT OF THE PLAQUE,`THE NINE O`CLOCK TOAST` TO `ABSENT FRIENDS`.
THE INSCRIPTIONS ON THE BACK OF THE PLAQUE READ,THE KINGS CROSS PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY,AT THE TOP,
WHILST BELOW IT READS,SOUVENIR WITH BEST WISHES FROM ROBET.W.COAN PRESIDENT,1919. *ROBERT W.COAN Ltd HADAN ALUMINIUM FOUNDRY
AT CLERKENWELL,THAT PRODUCED ALUMINIUM
CASTINGS FOR VARIOUS APPLICATIONS,INCLUDING
PRODUCING ITEMS FOR H.M. GOVERNMENT,PRIMARILY
AVIATION.THEY ALSO TRIED NEW TECHNIQUES IN
CASTING ALUMINIUM FOR MANY OTHER TYPES OF ITEMS
INCLUDING ORNAMENTAL ITEMS.
ROBERT W.COAN WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE KINGS
CROSS PHILANTHROPIC SOCITY THE ITEM IS IN GOOD CONDITION FOR ITS AGE,AS CAN
BE SEEN BY THE ATTACHED PICTURES. I,M ASKING £5 FOR THE PLAQUE HAPPY TO POST FOR ADDITIONAL REQUIRED CHARGE. PLEASE E-MAIL FOR CONTACTDETAILS ETC.
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