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Dragon Registration Number 51318

From our Silver collection, we are delighted to offer this Silver-Plated Dragon Military Mess Table Lighter. The lighter in the form of a Dragon stood upon a flaming grenade with a tail formed from Blackbuck Antelope horn. The dragon stands with its mouth agape with the wick simulating the Dragon breathing fire. The Silver-Plate is signed both with the registration number to one wing 51318 and the Silver-Plate hallmarks to the inside of the other Henry Wilkinson & Co Sheffield. The Dragon dates to the late 19th century Circa 1890. Previously models we have sold have bared the quote Ye Dragon of Wantley which is a reference to the dragon of Wantley, a legend of a dragon-slaying knight in Whancliffe Crags in South Yorkshire. The story is told in Thomas Percy’s 1767 “Reliques of Ancient English Poetry”.

User Instructions Inflame the wick that hangs from the mouth by using a lighter or a match. In the event the wick is dry, lighter fuel should be used, which can be purchased from any tobacconist. In order to burn the wick some fuel needs to be dripped on it, this can also be applied to its interior by removing the head. (This is also what you must do if the wick runs out in the future). Once you have unscrewed the head, you will see the remainder of the wick, which can be filled with fuel by unscrewing the head carefully. You may have to pull the wick out a little 2-3 mm from the mouth if it gets too short. Note, if it gets pulled too far out the flame will become too big. When the wick eventually runs out it will need replacing.

Silver-Plate is a term used when objects are primarily made of other metals and coated with a thin layer of silver. Often the base layer of the object is brass. The item is made the base metal and then dipped in a silver solution giving the item a silver appearance. As the object is not Solid Silver it bares slightly different hallmarks to traditional Silver and will not feature the Sterling Silver identification.

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