A Late 1930'S British-Made Cane Topper Named To J. Nevill Hold Footnote: George Routladge was born

Footnote: George Routladge was born in Yorkshire England in 1883 and worked as a waiter in Toronto before enlsiting in January 1916

near mint condition with a few folds at the top

a spirit in the man's right hand summoning up a standard and fasces and engraver marked "SJ" (Stefano Johnson)

gilding faded away

surrounded by an enameled blue border with the gilded inscription AVITA ET AUCTA

A Late 1930'S British-Made Cane Topper Named To J. Nevill Hold Footnote: George Routladge was bornSterling silver, marked "STERLING", engraved "J. Nevill" on the top of the cap, a pattern incorporating ten repeating swastikas around the edge of the cap, the cap measuring 23 mm x 38 mm, the stem with four sides with each side supporting three vertical stripes and finished at the base of the stripes with swastikas, measuring 12. 5 mm in diameter at the open end and 76 mm in length, contact marks and surface wear, better than very fine.