Small Paulgrave Combination Luncheon and Card Table

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Small Paulgrave Combination Luncheon and Card Table

About the Item

Made of mahogany, this version of the William Paulgrave Ellmore’s Patent Table stands out for it’s smaller than standard size. The crib board is missing from the well but this is perhaps to be expected. The height is much lower than a normal table and it was probably conceived for use with a lower, easy chair or perhaps a chair like a Roorkhee. These tables are not common and this size even less so. Circa 1900. Paulgrave Patent Table The Paulgrave Patent Combination Luncheon & Card Table folds down to a relatively small size quite quickly. The turned legs are joined as pairs by a bar to their top meaning they will fold easier but also be stronger when set up. Each leg has a hinged brass locking bar to stop them collapsing when set up. The top has 2 leaves which fold to meet on top of the middle section and will double the length of the top when opened. To the middle of the top is a sunken well with lid that was made to take cards and dice etc. for gaming. Under the lid of this section is simply the patent number 27069 with no note of a maker, which is unusual. The patent was taken out by William Paulgrave Ellmore in 1898 and was described as a 'Combination folding luncheon and card table designed to be carried in a luncheon basket'. Little is known of Ellmore except that he also applied for an 1888 patent for ‘Improvements in locks and fastenings for hampers and the like’. It is also probable that he started in partnership with William Tayton Ellmore (likely to be his father) as W.T. Ellmore and Son as Basket Manufacturers, Hosiers, Drapers and Furriers on the High Street, Leicester. They parted company in 1876. William Paulgrave Ellmore died in Leicester in 1933.

Dimensions:
Height: 23 in (58.42 cm)Width: 30 in (76.2 cm)Depth: 26.5 in (67.31 cm)
Style:
Campaign (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Mahogany
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
Early 20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1900
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Cribbage board missing.
Seller Location:
Gloucestershire, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: 815351stDibs: LU95873521832