The Hackney Carriage Drivers Company interest

The Hackney Carriage Drivers Company interest, a Victorian presentation silver cigar case, by S. Mordan and Company, London 1873, rectangular form, the hinged cover inscribed,' "Gentleman Joe" The Hansome Cabby from his sincere friend R.W.U.C, March 1895', length 12.8cm, approx. weight 5.5oz. The two-wheeled Hansom Cabs were a fast and elegant carriage which Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli called 'The Gondolas of London'.