1857 Armstrong Cast Iron Cannon with Carriage and Inscriptions

An Armstrong cast iron cannon, and four wheel carriage, dated…
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An Armstrong cast iron cannon, and four wheel carriage, dated 1857, Inscribed to the top plate 'sir James Lorimer A..C.M.G., M.Lc.,1857', and 'Sir W. G. Armstrong M......, 1837', further plate to the side of the cannon embossed'Sir W.G. Armstrong, Mitchell & Co., Newcastle-on-Tyne Limited, No. 4850', length of barrel 125 cm, Note: Armstrong & Co. had been established in 1847 by William G. Armstrong (later Lord Armstrong) as an engineering works in Tyneside, England. The manufacturer was keen to develop international standing and to sell weapons to defence forces in the Australian Colonies. It entered an exhibit of 'war-like material' in the Melbourne International Exhibition in 1880, for which it won a gold medal now held by Museum Victoria. The firm had previously won a gold medal at the Sydney Exhibition in 1879 for the same exhibit. Armstrong eventually was merged several times, and today operates as Vickers Defence Systems. The Melbourne International Exhibition ran from 1 October 1880 to 30 April 1881.,

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  • Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.

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