Sedgefield Country in the Seventies and Eighties, with the Reminiscences of a First Whipper-in, 3rd Ed., 1904 mans this spur has a rowel

this spur has a rowel which is fixed in position

It has "Rigi-Kulm" painted on the shaft near the top - this is the name of a Swiss mountain peak - this whip probably started like as an Alpine walking stickAt the end of the whip these is anopen leather keeper or loop

It has a nickel collar with no stamps

Ref : whip1459

And from the Dundee Advertiser in 1880 'At the London Bankruptcy Court to-day a receiver and manager was appointed in the estate of W

Sedgefield Country in the Seventies and Eighties, with the Reminiscences of a First Whipper-in, 3rd Ed., 1904 mans this spur has a rowelThis is a third edition of this book published by John Lane at W. M Dresser & Sons in 1904. It was written and compiled by the author of the Foxhunters' Vade Mecum. It has tan cloth boards, the red spine and the corners are a little bumped,. There is light foxing throughout There are nine black and white plates Dimensions : 11" (28cm) x 8" (22. 7cm) x 1 (4cm)Weight : 2lb 6oz (1. 08kg) Ref: Whipper In