Mauchline Ware is wooden souvenirs which were manufactured in Scotland, primarily in factories in or near Mauchline and predominantly made of sycamore. The items have various finishes in a large variety of applications. Most Mauchline Ware products have transfers or photographs of popular tourist locations. There were also finishes with tartan, fern and black lacquer.
On offer here are two little honey-toned fruit wood boxes - they are sweet little Victorian souvenirs which you would have purchased on your travels in Scotland.
I am offering here the pair as photographed. The slightly larger one shows the front of the Royal Residence in Edinburgh. Holyrood Palace - and the other shows Falkland Palace in Fife. The larger one is fitted out with its original needle folder with a little cloth booklet to hold your sewing needles in- with compartments for little buttons and pins - and in the centre is a little Sterling Silver thimble (which will be sent with the box). The lid is a simple one and it is not hinged - it just lifts off. The smaller one with Falkland Palace on the lid - also does not have a hinged lid - it contains some old steel sewing pins.
Each box is in good antique condition with clear images on the lid - nice and clean inside and out - and with a honey-coloured patina to the wood outside. The wood is nice and shiny - and any white images in my photographs are reflections of the glossy finish.
Measurements: The box Hollyrood Palace box measures 10.5 x 5.3 x 4 cm. The Falkland Palace Box is 7.5 x 5.5 x 4 cm
A nice pair of collectable Victorian Scottish souvenirs. I have them priced at £25 for each box, and £5 for the little Sterling Silver Thimble.
It will cost £4.95 to post them to you in the UK with Royal Mail Recorded postage - this will be applied to your order at the checkout.
HISTORY: Mauchline Wares are Scottish wooden items which date from about the 1880s - until the 1900s. They are generally wooden souvenirs and giftware - made of fruitwood and decorated with black transfer designs. The scenes are usually of landmarks and popular towns - and spots favoured by tourists. They were very popular in their day and many pieces were exported globally.
The centre of the Mauchline Ware industry is the small village of Mauchline - which is located 11 miles inland from the Scottish coastal resort of Ayr. At its peak over 400 people were involved in the manufacture of these small (but always beautifully made) wooden souvenirs. Similar products were also made in Lanark - but most of the pieces are known by the generic name of Mauchline Ware.