Posted 10 years ago
surfdub66
(464 items)
Had this quite a few years now it came from an old box of bits picked up at a car boot sale for a couple of quid :-)
It's 2" long & the seal is a cockerel picture which has -
WHILE I LIVE ILL CROW -
Written around it ..
Unsure of age . Must be English ..
Thanks for looking :-)
Love the saying.....so True !!
Thanks mikelv85 for your love :-)
Thank you antiquerose for your love & kind comments, it is so true !!!
A weird saying for a seal , dont you think !!
lovely!!!!
Thanks sean for your love & kind comments;-)
your very welcome surfdub!!!
Thanks aghcollect
racer4four
vetraio50
blunderbuss2
kivatinitz
Trey
Rick55
Ted_Straub
& Radegunder for your loves;-) )
Thanks Kyratango
Roycroftbooksfromme
Vintagefran
& Sergey for your loves;-) )
The saying is an inspiration! Thanks for posting it.
Thanks Budek for your love & cool comments , its z saying ive never heard of before.. cool object though !! :-)
This used to be the motto for Cripple Cock cider. I know I had a big poster with this on from the 80s.
You may want to investigate this guy though:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Coates_%28actor%29
There is a patch on the handle with tiny black flecks. That means it is bone and not ivory. That is where the blood vessels are in the bone, ivory doesn't have that.
Thanks again lovedecanters!!
How interesting !!
I listed it as ivory as the local auction saleroom told me it was an ivory seal!!
Many thanks for the link and your love :-)