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Classification of cast
HMS Victory brassware badges and ornamental handles used for domestic hardware.
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Broadside Views |
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Twelve types of
emblem that show the broadside are described. Stern views are coved in the
other page. |
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HMS
Victory Stern Views |
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These were mostly produced during the 1930s,
some were produced again in the 1950s when austerity was relaxed and metals were
again available.
The classification code is descriptive.
For example:
Vsp HMS Victory stern view, port
side.
Vss - HMS Victory stern view, starboard
side.
Vss51 - Height from waterline to masthead
is 51mm.
Vbs HMS Victory broadside view,
starboard side
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Vbs125
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Starboard (right) broadside view with mizzen sail furled. The
casting is made in good detail and usually has a smooth rear that the founder
could be proud of. Pearson Page Catalogue shots show the bowsprit straight
but it was not always cast straight, see the shot of a group of these items.
Five out of a collection of eight are bent as shown.
As part of a product, it is normally secured by two small steel screws through
the base. Height from waterline to top mast 125mm (3"). |
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Vbs125 |
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Five out of a collection of
eight
Vbs125
bookends have bowsprits bent in the same way. This means
they were probably made like that using a damaged pattern.
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A post- war Peerage catalogue shows a version mounted on a choppy
sea base with double arc bar reading
'HMS VICTORY - OF TRAFALGAR' used
for a wall hung outside door bell. |
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Vbs56
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Starboard (right) broadside view with mizzen sail furled. Some
castings are made in good detail and a smooth rear that the founder could be
proud of, others are poor quality or have been over polished.. Pearson Page
Catalogue shots show the bowsprit straight but it was not always cast straight
and may have been bent upwards further in use. There is a bar underneath with
indented lettering "VICTORY". Height waterline to mast head 56mm
(2 1/4"). Found with Rd No 708761 of 1924, .Rd 900186 of 1959 and 'Peerage
England'.
Frequently there is a hanging loop above as well as the name bar below. |
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Vbs56 |
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Vbs56a
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As for Vbs56 above but without
the choppy sea. Gunport casting detail poor. Found as an emblem on a copper
ashtray. |
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Vbs56a |
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Vbs53 |
Starboard (right) broadside
view, sailing on a choppy sea with mizzen sail furled. Pearson Page Catalogue
shots show the bowsprit straight but it was not always cast straight and may
have been bent upwards further in use. The bar underneath has indented lettering
"VICTORY". Height waterline to mast head 53mm (2"). Found on Peerage toasting
forks and handbells and used inset in reproduction horse brasses. |
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Vbs53 |
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Vbs53d |
As Vbs53 but with raised
lettering "VICTORY" and only found diecast. Used on a knocker and a bell. |
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Vbs53d |
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Vbs53e |
As Vbs53 but without choppy
sea. Bar underneath has impressed lettering VICTORY without inverted commas. |
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Vbs53e |
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Vbs27
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Starboard (right) broadside view with mizzen sail furled. A
small version of Vbs56 and Vbs53. Height from waterline to topmast 26mm (1").
'VICTORY' impressed in a bar underneath. These are used double sided for the
tops of small paperknives, bottle openers, shoehorns and single sided as
ornamentation on copperware. |
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Vbs27 |
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A typical selection
of useful products that were available during the 1930s and again from the
1950s. Mostly they were made under the 'Peerage' trade mark by Pearson
Page Jewsbury of Birmingham. These all have Vbs27v emblems but were also
available with alternatives from their catalogue. |
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Vbp81 |
Port (left) broadside view with
stylised sterncastle and gunports as dots. Sails are all set and show decorative
vertical grooves. Underneath is a curved scrolled banner with inset lettering
THE VICTORY without inverted commas. Height from waterline to topmast 81mm (3").
In 'Peerage' catalogues during the late 1930s and 1950s |
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Vbp81 |
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Vbp57 |
As for Vbp81 but shorter
and with better hull detail,
height from waterline to topmast 57mm (2 1/4"). Found on a knocker.
Also found on another knocker lettered 'THE MAYFLOWER' ! |
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Vbp57 |
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Vbp60t
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Port (left) broadside view with stylised sterncastle and a flurry
of waves under the stern. All sails are set and showing vertical bands. Underneath is a triangular banner
with inset lettering HMS VICTORY. Height from waterline to topmast 60mm with a
hanging ring above and the banner below giving a total of 78mm (3½").
Found on a toasting fork and a crumb scoop. |
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Vbp60t |
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Vbp53 |
Port broadside view with all
sails set and showing vertical bands. The hull detail is limited to gunport 'dots' . Block under with inset
lettering 'THE VICTORY'. Height from waterline to topmast 53mm (2"). Found on a
knocker. |
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Vbp53 |
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Vbp43
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Port (left) broadside view. All sails are set. Underneath is a
triangulated bar with inset lettering 'THE VICTORY'. The back is clean and
marked 'ELPEC' for Lloyd Pascal & Co. Height from waterline to topmast 43mm
(1½) with a hanging ring above and the banner below giving a total of 68mm
(2¾").
Found on dinner gongs and toasting forks. |
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Vbp43 |
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Vbp42 |
Port broadside view. This is a
diecast item with good detail and frequently found on toasting forks, shoe
horns, hearth brushes and corkscrews. The sails are decorated with vertical
lines. All are set but the main and mizzen sails are part reefed to show
ratlines and two patches of daylight. There is a bar under with raised lettering
'THE VICTORY'. Height from waterline to topmast 42mm (1¾”) but hanging ring
above, block and boss below. |
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Vbp42 |
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HMS
Victory Stern Views |
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