Description
Item number : UK DIXON PS 1201
Origin : United Kingdom
Style : A set of powder and shot dispensers
Maker : James Dixon & Sons, Sheffield
Markings : “JAMES DIXON & SONS SHEFFIELD ” on both handles
Weights : Shot OZ 1, 1 1/8, 1¼, 1 3/8, 1 ½
Drams 2½ , 2¾, 3, 3¼, 3 ½
Height : 300 mm
Diameter : Storage cylinder 150 mm
Weight : 1,600 grams
Materials : Storage cylinder is tin. Dispenser is brass with little glass windows.
Paint : Cylinders are painted black. Not the original paint and damaged.
Condition : Reasonable
Repairs : Some locking screws are missing , but is functioning
Remarks :
This dispenser is not shown in the 1882 catalogue.
Probably it has been part of a cartridge loader set as shown in baker page 175