Name: J.W. Spurr’s baton; Persons linked to the exhibit: J.W. Spurr; Date: 1894; Country: Great Britain; Town: Birstall; Materials: dark wood (French-polished), metal; Measurements: length 51,6 cm, diameter 2 cm; Ownership: Jan Stanisław Witkiewicz’s collection; Inventory number: JSW 157; Description:

Black baton with metal fittings; conical body made of dark, French-polished wood; grip fitting slightly widened with a rounded top; at 1/3 of the length, a metal ring was fitted with an engraved inscription; tip fitting ends with a blunt finish; all metal parts were decorated with an impressed twig motif. As per inscription, the baton was owned by J.W. Spurr, who received it from the P.S.A. Band in Birstall, Great Britain, in 1894.

; Inscriptions:

PRESENTED TO / M^R. J.W. SPURR, / BY THE / BIRSTALL P.S.A. BAND, / 1894

; Catalog card:

Joanna Gul, consultation: Magdalena Szmida-Półbratek (City Museum of Wrocław)

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