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Three-quarter view of antique Victorian japanned toleware cash box showing black lacquered top with mustard yellow border, twin brass knob handles and brass keyhole escutcheon on front
Angled close-up of Victorian japanned cash box showing black lacquered lid with mustard yellow frame, brass twin knob handles and rolled tan banding around body
Close-up detail of brass knob handle and decorative brass mount on the black lacquered lid of the Henry Loveridge Victorian cash box
Close-up of brass barrel keyhole escutcheon on front face of antique Victorian japanned cash box with paint wear visible around the fitting
Antique Victorian Toleware Japanned Cash Box – Henry Loveridge & Co – c.1890 – With Key
Close-up of gold maker’s stamp on black lacquered interior of Henry Loveridge cash box reading The London Cash Box Sole Makers Henry Loveridge and Co within a diamond cartouche
Antique Victorian Toleware Japanned Cash Box – Henry Loveridge & Co – c.1890 – With Key
Antique Victorian Toleware Japanned Cash Box – Henry Loveridge & Co – c.1890 – With Key
Antique Victorian Toleware Japanned Cash Box – Henry Loveridge & Co – c.1890 – With Key
Antique Victorian Toleware Japanned Cash Box – Henry Loveridge & Co – c.1890 – With Key
Antique Victorian Toleware Japanned Cash Box – Henry Loveridge & Co – c.1890 – With Key
Antique Victorian Toleware Japanned Cash Box – Henry Loveridge & Co – c.1890 – With Key
Antique Victorian Toleware Japanned Cash Box – Henry Loveridge & Co – c.1890 – With Key
Antique Victorian Toleware Japanned Cash Box – Henry Loveridge & Co – c.1890 – With Key
Antique Victorian Toleware Japanned Cash Box – Henry Loveridge & Co – c.1890 – With Key

Antique Victorian Toleware Japanned Cash Box – Henry Loveridge & Co – c.1890 – With Key

A wonderfully characterful antique Victorian cash box in japanned toleware — black lacquered metal with mustard yellow and ochre decoration, twin brass knob handles to the lid and warm tan rolled-edge banding around the body. The interior bears the original maker’s stamp in gold: “The London Cash Box — Sole Makers: Henry Loveridge & Co” within a decorative diamond cartouche — a mark of one of Victorian Birmingham’s most celebrated metalware manufacturers.
The box features a brass keyhole escutcheon to the front, a pull-out coin tray with open/close mechanism inside, and comes with its original barrel key on a brass tag. The lock mechanism does not currently function, but the box opens freely and is fully intact structurally. Paint wear and chipping is present consistent with its age — all of which adds to the patina and authenticity of this lovely piece.
Henry Loveridge & Co were based in Wolverhampton and were prolific manufacturers of japanned tinware throughout the Victorian era. Their cash boxes are highly collectible.
• Maker: Henry Loveridge & Co (stamped inside lid)
• Date: c.1890
• Material: Japanned toleware (black lacquered tin) with brass fittings
• Features: Pull-out coin tray, brass twin knob handles, barrel key included
• Lock: Key included but lock currently non-functioning
• Dimensions: Approximately 20.5cm x 13.5cm x 18.5cm
• Condition: Good antique condition, paint wear consistent with age