Ceramic grenade

[paul the grenade]

Heres an interesting little gren.
its an unfinished crested china model of a No5 mills. it should have a shiney glaze and a picture of a coat of arms on it but for some reason it was never finished.
anyone got any more of these grens? i think they made quite a few different versions in different sizes.
cheers, paul.

 

[butterfly]

Hi Paul,

very unusual one you have there. I used to collect the first war tanks, of which there were quite a few variations - some can be quite expensive. I used to have a crested mills, but alas long gone.

There is one on ebay at present ........ http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Swan-Cres...PotteryPorcelain_China_SM&hash=item20bf31f34f

which looks quite nice representation of a mills. Some I think had holes for a pin to be inserted. I think they are not too difficult to find, though I guess as with anything else there are less common ones!!

regards Kev

 

[Snufkin]

Herewith a photocopy of the Registered Design for the crested china Mills as submitted in 1916.



Tom.

 

[paul the grenade]

cheers snufkin. very interesting.

 

[Gspragge]

How did you find the design registration information ?

 

[Snufkin]

How did you find the design registration information ?

Given the Reg. Des. number (in this case printed on the bottom of many crested china Mills grenades), I looked it up on the National Archives website to find its location reference, then went in and ordered the box file to browse through. Another (proper munitions) example is the initial lever design for the Mills bomb, attached. Some levers were stamped with the Reg. Des. number.






Tom.

 

[Fragman]

Hi Paul,

Some of the crests even reference places where the sun shines and rugby world cups are won :tinysmile_classes_t