Topic: Souvenir of Lord Rosebery's Ladas winning the 1894 Epsom Derby

[Bernard C]

Click image above for glass gallery with eight images, all enlargeable with a click.

Height 3" 8cm, length 3¾" 9.5cm, weight 6oz 169g.

Relief Inscriptions:
Right rim:  M DAWSON / TRAINER (probably engraved into the mould)
Left rim:  J WATTS / JOCKEY (probably engraved)
Right instep:  LORD / ROSEBERY'S (probably punched into the mould)
Left instep:  LADAS (probably punched)
Across foot:  WINNER OF DERBY / 1894 (probably punched)

I don't immediately recognise the punch font, but of the obvious candidates, Greener seems most likely.   It's a nicely moulded piece.   This example has a few small nibbles from its inevitable spell in a toy box, but has survived remarkably well.

Links:

Rosebery

Epsom Derby

I've never seen or heard of this souvenir before.   Any further information?

Thanks for your interest,

Bernard C.  

[Glen]

We have one, Bernard. We have owned it for quite a number of years (maybe ten or fifteen).

Glen

[Chris Harrison]

My neighbour dug one of these out of an old railway tip at Retford about five years back.  It was a fairly pale aqua colour.  He sold it last week (!), or I'd post a piccy.