A Psychedelic Vintage Fairground Merlin Ball Game Stand sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles each bangle is fashioned into

each bangle is fashioned into bobbins on the outer rim and gadrooned to the inner

However the tins were originally created for a more practical use - the airtight storage of biscuits so that they could be transported to distant customers and stay oven-fresh and unbroken

He was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1890 and served in India with the Dongola (1896) and Tirah (1897-1898) expeditions before returning to England and entering the Staff College

lifebuoys are usually ring-shaped or horseshoe-shaped and have a connecting line allowing the casualty to be pulled to the rescuer

with clearly ringed and twisted black horns mounted on a shield and ready to hang

A Psychedelic Vintage Fairground Merlin Ball Game Stand sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles each bangle is fashioned intoOrigin: English Period: Mid Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1960 Circumference: 66 inches (at base) Height: 37 inches Depth: 20 inches (maximum) Presenting Merlin, a dramatically hand painted fairground game, standing aghast with grotesque features providing an instant, albeit slightly horrific, charm. Evocative of the magic of the fairground, Merlin is in vintage condition, in other words his paint has flaked and chipped off in places