it is some 12 inches in length and made of ebony decorated with a sliver crown and three bands of silver engraved with, at the top, the royal arms, around the middle is inscribed "AMOS HAWKINS, TIPSTAFF COURTS OF CHANCERY" and around the bottom is inscribed "Appointes 14th january, 1884, by the Rt. Hon. the Earl of selborne, L.C." and another coat of Royal Arms.
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