19th Century Victorian Brass Nautilus Shell Shaped Coal Scuttle or Purdonium - Effetto
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Lovely example of the Victorians design at its best. A rare nautilus or shell shaped coal scuttle or purdonium. Purdonium was a trade name for a type of coal-box or coal-scuttle that had a removable metal lining. This allowed the messy and noisy work of refilling it to take place away from the firesides of the nineteenth-century middle classes, while keeping the elegant outer box in pristine con
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19th Century Helmet Shaped Brass Coal Scuttle – Hobson May Collection
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19th Century Victorian Brass Nautilus Shell Shaped Coal Scuttle or Purdonium - Effetto
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Antique Coal Purdonium - Antiques World
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19th Century Brass Novelty Coal Purdonium Scuttle for sale at Pamono
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19TH CENTURY VICTORIAN BRASS COAL SCUTTLE - Debenham Antiques
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19th Century Helmet Shaped Brass Coal Scuttle – Hobson May Collection