ANTIQUE DEEDS BOX OF THE LATE BISHOP OF LONDON MONTGOMERY CAMPBELL - from SUEZYT

THE RIGHT REVEREND AND RIGHT HONOURABLE HENRY COLVILLE MONTGOMERY CAMPBELL

(OCTOBER 1887 - DECEMBER 1970) WAS A CHURCH OF ENGLAND BISHOP, CONSCECRATED IN 1940,

AND BISHOP OF LONDON 1956-1961,ￂﾠIN WHICH POSITION HE ALSO BECAME PRIVY COUNCILLOR

THIS DEEDS BOX IS MADE FROM METAL AND PAINTED BLACK

SIZE 63 x 47 x 12CMS.ￂﾠ WEIGHT 5,5 KILOS

WITH WEAR AS SHOWN

STILL HAS ORIGINAL KEY ANDTHE LOCKING MECHANISIM WORKS

RAVENSCROFT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1689 AND IS THOUGHT TO BE THE OLDEST FIRM

OF TAILORS IN THE WORLD PROVIDING TAILORING AND ROBES TO ROYALTY

AND ROBES TO THE CHURCH.ￂﾠ THE FIRMￂﾠBECAME EDEￂﾠSON & RAVENSCROFT

IN 1868 -1921ￂﾠ AFTER WHICHￂﾠTHE FIRM'S NAME CHANGES TO EDE & RAVENSCROFTￂﾠ

THIS DEEDS CASE DATES TO BEFORE 1921 BUT THE PRINTING ON THE FRONT IS

FROM A LATER DATE.

A RATHER UNUSUAL COLLECTABLE WITH GOOD PROVENANCE WHICH ADDS GREATLY

TO IT'S HISTORICAL VALUE