ashtray, brass, HMS Hood

description

Physical description

Brass mottled ashtray with grooves for cigarettes at each corner; embossed in the centre is the HMS Hood badge which depicts a hooded bird shouldering an anchor above a scroll reading 'H.M.S. HOOD' on a blue enamel back ground, "MADE IN ENGLAND" reads on the bottom.

History note

Bought by the donor at a 'Save The Children' sale in Newport, Pembrokeshire

Inscription

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Object details

Category: Souvenirs and ephemera
Related period: Interwar (association), Second World War (association)
Materials: whole: metal
Dimensions: whole: 96.0
Catalogue number: EPH 2005

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