Late Victorian "Damp Detector" Pendant festoon necklaces origin Sri Lanka

origin Sri Lanka

1880 - Intaglio Roman

with clear English hallmarks dating to the year 1899

1860 - Brooch

the ASC included over 315

Late Victorian "Damp Detector" Pendant festoon necklaces origin Sri LankaDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 A 19th century curiosity the "Damp Detector". At first I thought this was some sort of stripped back barometer, but apparently they were marketed to help travellers check that their hotel beds weren't well, damp. An issue I can quite imagine to be common in Victorian Britain, tbh. It remains paired with the original fitted leather case, and works perfectly. I'm unsure quite how scientific the 0 100 scale is, but the