The game of Bridge as we know it was first introduced to the UK during the 1880’s, the earliest known reference to the rules being from 1886, although the origin of Bridge began much earlier in the 16th Century game of Whist. Silver Bridge Boxes produced towards the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th Centuries would have been seen as luxury accessories, and undoubtedly only owned by some of the more affluent, and, presumably, better players of the game. Examples by designer silversmiths during the 20th Century are highly sought after.