Sam Weller M61 – Napkin Ring – Royal Doulton

Royal Doulton Napkin Ring, Sam Weller Napkin Ring M61 (dark brown hat; light brown coat; red kerchief with white spots). Designed by Leslie Harradine and Harry Fenton, issued c.1939 – 1939. Size: 3.5″H

In the 1837 Charles Dickens novel, “The Pickwick Papers,” Sam Weller was a boots employed at the White Hart Inn. He became a faithful aide and valet to Mr. Pickwick and eventually married Napkin’s housemaid.