Object details

Category
Uniforms and insignia
Related period
Pre-1914 (association), First World War (association), Interwar (association)
Creator
Jennens & Co Ltd, London
Place made
London
Materials

whole: brass

Dimensions

whole: 25

Catalogue number
INS 15843

Object associations

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