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Basic Information | | Accession Number: | 1928F39 |
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| Collection: | Social History |
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| Date: | 1870 - 1890 |
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Maker Information | | Maker: | F Stringer - View biography for F Stringer |
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Notes | James Guidney or Jemmy the Rockman was a well-known Birmingham character. He was a familiar sight around the streets of Birmingham, selling his home-made cough sweets from a tin canister. Jemmy's original tin canister is also in the Bimingham Museum & Art Gallery collection.This particular figure was framed by F Stringer, a well-known Birmingham manufacturer of tortoiseshell wares. | | Presented by F Stringer, 1928. |
Further Information | | Production Period: | 19th century |
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| Medium: | Figure cast, possibly of silvered brass. Frramed in tortoiseshell. |
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| Material(s): | Tortoiseshell |
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| Place of Origin: | Birmingham, England |
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Associated People | | Dimensions | | Height: | 27.7 cm |
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| Width: | 22.9 cm |
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