Hanging letter holder for "SUNDAY", "MONDAY", "TUESDAY" and "WEDNESDAY" in the form of a gothic tower or building consisting of four graduated brass plates stamped as facades that are attached one above the other to a single piece of sheet metal. "WEDNESDAY" features a pointed-arch portal while all the plates have triple pointed-arch and quatrefoil windows flanked by spires; the gables of "TUESDAY" and "WEDNESDAY" also include the Royal Arms of the United Kingdom with "DAY'S / PATENT" above and below. Illegible, heavily worn and faded remnants of a circular paper label are affixed at bottom of the metal backing. One of two holders for all seven days of the week, DL*59.2300A-B.
Maker is Benjamin Day of Birmingham, England; Day first patented his multipurpose chimney ornaments (freestanding with folding candle or fire screens at top) in 1817.
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