A nice old first type Albert pattern skako tin for Charles Orme of the Northampton and Rutland Militia.

Charles Cave John Orme was a member of the landed gentry. He had a distinguished military career, retiring as a Major and was also the High Sheriff of Rutland in 1872. His family established the Orme Almshouses, which still exist today.

http://www.orme-almshouses.co.uk/page3.php

The Rutlandshire Regt was the 58th Regt, who served in the first maori wars. I am not sure if Orme did, or whether his service was entirely in the militia (territorials). He was a well known valuer and a google search of his name will bring up a lot of information. He died in the 1880s. The tin has probably been partly repainted or touched up over the years but its a nice and scarce survivor circa probably 1850s.

I have owned this for about 20 years.

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