The Collection of Edwin A Dawes, Part I

Lot #215:

COOKE, Alfred (1877 - 1960). Embossed Business Card Case, Cards, and Handwritten “Comp” Pass.

COOKE, Alfred (1877 - 1960). Embossed Business Card Case, Cards, and Handwritten “Comp” Pass. Circa 1898. A leather business card case with unusual metal spring-loaded closure and ivorine internal tab, together with three engraved business cards for Cooke along with the words “Maskelyne & Cooke.” On the verso of one card is his inked notation to his father, George Cooke, who was Maskelyne’s partner at the Egyptian Hall: “Mr. Cooke / Complimentary and will you kindly pass / Mrs. Cooke and friend / A.S.C.”