Vest pocket cup - unfolded
Metal telescopic cup engraved Vest pocket cup'. When collapsed, the cup fits inside the metal lid and stays shut. Patented in 1897, it was used primarily for travelling and occasionally by the military. Shown here with a modern 10p piece for size comparison
Picture No
11041919
Media ID
46874451
Size
2498px x 3747px
(1.8MB)
Credit
(c)Maurice Collins Images Collection /Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph of an original object in the Maurice Collins Collection
Date
1897
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