PRESENTATION TO THE QUEEN.
A GOLD NEEDLE CASE. BY THE WORSHIPFUL COMPANY OF NEEDLEMAKERS. The case, made and designed by the Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Co., Ltd., is entirely of 18ct. gold, delicately wrought and finished. The Queen's cypher and crown appear on the front, set with the finest diamonds, and the arms of the company are placed on the back. The case is in book form, the interior being lined with white satin, and fitted with a gold bodkin and a complete set of the finest needles for sewing and art needlework, made by Henry Milward and Sous, Ltd., of Redditch. Two members of this firm are associated with the Ncedlemakers' Company, the present Master being Lt.-Col. (J. E. Milward, while, Mr G. H. Milward served a like office in 1909. The company has the honor of including her Majesty tire Queen on their rolls as an honorary freeman, and the Duke of Teck is oh the court of assistants.
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Bush Advocate, Volume XXIII, Issue 156, 11 July 1911, Page 2
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160PRESENTATION TO THE QUEEN. Bush Advocate, Volume XXIII, Issue 156, 11 July 1911, Page 2
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