Antique Mauchline Ware Tape Measure Stratford on Avon Start Price USD 9.50 Current Price USD 91.00 Time Left - Bid Count 8 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, September 28, 2008 End Time Wednesday, October 08, 2008 Location New England See more about 'Antique Mauchline Ware Tape Measure Stratford on Avon' Description Click Here. Double your traffic. Try Vendio Gallery Risk FREE! Antique Mauchline Ware Tape Measure Stratford on Avon   Antique Mauchline Ware tape measure in the form of a bell. Mauchline is a town in Scotland, about 11 miles inland from the west coast. The house of Robert Burns has brought fame to the town, and the wooden souvenirs produced to memorialize visits here were so popular, that other areas with attractions began contracting to have souvenirs produced here. This practice began in the early 19th century, with snuff boxes, and soon expanded to every imaginable small wooden item. Most had transfers applied to the surface, but some were worked by hand in Pen Work. These pieces became so popular that even tourist sites in America contracted for their production. Other types of Mauchline Ware had colored images of seaweed, flowers and ferns, or patterned paper surfaces. These are more rare than the transfer print pieces. Very highly collected.This lovely piece has an image of the Church of the Holy Trinity, Stratford on Avon on the front, and still has the original silk tape with just 1/2" lacking. A very lovely tape measure and piece of history. My Policies: PLEASE DO NOT SEND PAYPAL PAYMENT UNTIL I SEND YOU AN INVOICEDear ebay sellers: All parts of this ad are the copyrighted property of sewcollect and may not be reproduced in any form without prior permission.Paypal acceptedMost items ship overseas for $6.50. I will always be happy to combine multiple purchases to save shipping costs. I set reserves to protect against loss due to ebay outages, and will be happy to disclose any reserve upon request. I will be happy to gift wrap all gifts and send to the recipient with your card or note free of charge. Just ask!! Overnight delivery also available. Insurance will be added at USPS rates at the close of auction. I can be contacted at sewcollect@aol.com copyright sewcollect 2008   Another auction from sewcollect Created by eBay Blackthorne ver. 3.2.135.0 On Sep-27-08 at 22:10:54 PDT, seller added the following information: Use the FREE Counters 1 million sellers do - Vendio! Place a Bid!