#tunbridge ware

Curious about the "Tonbridge Toys" referred to in Basil's description of the Sherwins' sitting room, I did a bit of googling.  I think they must be Tonbridge (or Tunbridge) ware - decorative inlaid boxes, brushes, baskets, snuff boxes etc. that were sold as souvenirs in Tunbridge Wells.  Although Tunbridge ware was around in the seventeenth century, its popularity peaked in the mid-nineteenth century, which ties in pretty well with the era of Basil and the Sherwins' bran-new house north of Regents Park.  Some info on Tunbridge ware and lots of pictures here: