I bought this on ebay
This is a paperweight I bought on ebay, due to my obsession and fascination with Siberia (which is due to my obsession on Lillian Alling, known as “the woman who walked to Russia.” This paperweight is made of glass, and is about 10 cm x 6 cm, and is 2 cm high. It is etched to say:
Plywood in all thicknesses.
Siberian & General Trading Co Ltd.
1-3 Leonard Street, City Ro. London, E.C.2
Then around that it says:
Telephone London Wall 3577
Wires, Wolosey, finsquare, London
It is from the 1920s, and probably was a giveaway item for the Siberian & General Trading Co. Ltd.
Lillian Alling walked across North America and ended up in Siberia by 1929 (she started walking in 1926). I am curious about this company, and will do a bit more research to see if anything can be found about them.
Sorry for the poor photo quality, everyone, and hope you can still get an idea as to what a lovely paperweight this is. It has absolutely nothing to do with Lillian, except that both Lillian and this company were in Siberia in the 1920s! I would love to hear from any history buffs on either of these subjects.
