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Detail of a J.C. Vickery sales box that contained hair-curling tongs by W. & G. Neal that were assayed at London in 1907:

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J.C. Vickery - London - 1907

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A desktop barometer by Wright & Davies, and retailed by J.C. Vickery, assayed at London in 1900:

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W.F.W (William Frederick Wright) - London - 1900

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J C Vickery - London - 1913

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A rouge jar by J.C. Vickery, assayed at Birmingham in 1917:

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J.C.V - Birmingham - 1917

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A Public And a Personal Boon

But as whatever new hat you may choose will, inevitably, be small in size, it behoves you to secure some hatpins of a suitable length—or rather, perhaps, I should say, a special shortness, it being advisable in your own interests, as well as the public safety, that no projecting pin-points should be in evidence.

For these, remember, are distinctly disfiguring to the hat, as well as dangerous to your near neighbours, whether in a great crowd at the races,
or in a solitude d deux in a taxi!

So, surely, you will think it well worth while to spend, say a guinea, on four hatpins which will be a permanent decoration as well as a safeguard, there being provided for their sheltering when not in use, and actually included in that modest price, a prettily coloured and satin-lined leather case, the name of J. C. Vickery being inscribed thereon, to make you still more proud of your new possessions. At this particular price, by the way, they will be in rose or rock crystal or amethyst, but they are also made in cut crystal or amethyst and may be still further beautified by a setting of sapphires. Only then of course you must be prepared to pay a little more. A very good plan, however, will be to make sure of the guinea set for immediate use, and then to trust to a convenient birthday for another and bejewelled quartette, it being always permissible in such cases I think to “jog Fate’s elbow ’’ by dropping a timely hint as to the form which the present should take.

Another purchase to be made at 179—183, Regent Street, and to be commended as both of personal and public benefit, is the “Piccolo” sunshade, which has indeed been the success of several seasons and is now numbered among the necessities of the fashionable and feminine motorist’s outfit.

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But useful as it admittedly is in a car, it is of even greater comfort in a crowd, where the upholding of an ordinary sunshade can be and generally is a public nuisance, and even danger. The “ Piccolo,” on the contrary, is almost as unobtrusive in use as when closed, and its convenience, too, is something wonderful seeing that it can be instantly adjusted to any desired and different angle and so provide a real protection against either sun, wind, or dust. It is so light again that when shut up in its telescopic handle it will never be noticed, though, at the same time, it can never be forgotten as it is provided with a silken cord which slips over the wrist and leaves the hand free.

Small wonder is it that the “ Piccolo ” sells in its hundreds each Summer for river and race-meeting, as well as motor use, there being obvious advantages in it also as a protection against wind on a sea-side promenade, when and where an ordinary sized or shaped sunshade could not be upheld. The price is a guinea, though you can spend as much as two if you desire a special quality silk or a more fanciful handle.

So who would not be up-to-date and comfortable withal!

By the way the “ Piccolo ” has a tiny companion, an eye-shade made on the same principle, but in miniature, so that it can be easily carried in an ordinary hand-bag for use when, as at the races, you want to protect the eyes from a glare, but not to obstruct your own or anyone else’s view in the least.

Indeed the “ eye-shade ” is a permanent addition to some of Vickery’s latest hand-bags of soft seal morocco, velvet, or moire, the other fitments including a purse and the inevitable and invaluable “ vanity case,” the whole thing complete, being obtainable for 2½ guineas or £2 15s. 6d.

But when one starts on the subject of hand-bags, as made by Vickery in plain and flowered taffetas, moire, and other fashionable dress fabrics, in addition to the ordinary range of leathers one wants a veritable volume for the chronicling they deserve, and so as such a volume is available in the form of a wonderful catalogue I must needs refer you to that for all the further information you must surely desire.


Source: The Badminton Magazine - June 1914

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An advertisement from J.C. Vickery for the Indian market:

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J.C. Vickery - London - 1922

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