A Cased Set of Six George VI Period Sterling Silver Crab Picks

Manufacturer - William Suckling, Albion Street, Birmingham

Date - 1937 (x5) 1933 (x1)

Description - A sharp and well‑preserved set of six sterling silver crab picks, featuring a functional scoop to one end and a twin‑prong pick to the other. The set remains housed in its original case, a desirable detail for collectors.

Condition - These picks are in very good condition and the case shows only minor signs of use-related wear

Hallmark - The picks have clear hallmarks with cypher for 'William Suckling' and a Birmingham date cypher for 1933 & 1937

Dimensions - Pick length: 12.5cms
Combined weight - 90gm

Date Context 1937:
* King George VI begins his 2nd year as Monarch
* London's bus drivers and conductors go on strike
* Assassination attempt on King George VI in Belfast by the Irish Republican Army
* Croydon typhoid outbreak of 1937: 341 cases of typhoid fever (43 fatal) result from a polluted well
* Peel Commission proposes partition of the British Mandate of Palestine into separate Arab and Jewish states
* The 999 emergency telephone number is introduced