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After the War. Hong Kong and the Treaty Ports
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?: bag
?: brocade(fragment)
?: canopy(fragment)
?: chintz, rosebud
?: cloth
?: cover, divan(rosebud chintz)
?: drape
?: edging, lace
?: harness, baby's
?: lace
?: lace, gold
?: lace edging
?: lace frame
?: panel, Berlin woolwork
aerospace transport: airship
Album
apron, freemason's
Baby cap
Badge
Bag
Bandage
Banyan
Baseball cap
bedding: bedsheet
bedding: bedspread
bedding: blanket, point
bedding: blanket, seaman's
bedding: mattress cover, cot
bedding: net, mosquito
bedding: pillow, baby's
bedding: pillow case
bedding: pillowslip
bedding: sheet
bedding: sheet, cot ?
bedding?: bedspread ?
bedding?: pillow/cushion case
Bedgown
Bedsheet
Bedspread
Belouch rug
belt, sword
Belt clasp
Belt plate
blanket, point
blanket, seaman's
Boat cloak
Bodice
bonnet, child's
border, tablecloth
Bow
Breeches
Brocade
Button
Canopy
Cap
Cape
card, souvenir
Carpet
carpet
carpet, Suamak
case, hankerchief
ceremonial artifact: apron, freemason's
ceremonial artifact: colour
ceremonial artifact: cushion
ceremonial artifact: ensign
ceremonial artifact: ensign, battle
ceremonial artifact: ensign, merchant
ceremonial artifact: ensign, naval
ceremonial artifact: flag
ceremonial artifact: flag(fragment)
ceremonial artifact: flag, house
ceremonial artifact: flag, national ?
ceremonial artifact: flag, official
ceremonial artifact: jack
ceremonial artifact: jack ?
ceremonial artifact: Monmouth, freedom of
ceremonial artifact: monument
ceremonial artifact: pennant, official
ceremonial artifact: ribbon(fragment)
ceremonial artifact: standard
chintz, rosebud
Civil ensign
Cloth
cloth, glass
clothing, footwear: stocking
clothing, footwear: uniform: stocking(pair)
clothing, headwear: bonnet, child's
clothing, headwear: cap, baby
clothing, headwear: hat, lascar's
clothing, headwear: nightcap
clothing, headwear: uniform: cap
clothing, headwear: uniform: hat, cocked
clothing, headwear: uniform: hat, cocked(tricorne)
clothing, headwear: uniform: uniform, Barge Crew's
clothing, headwear: uniform: uniform, Captain's
clothing, headwear: uniform: uniform, Flag Officer's
clothing, neckwear: uniform: stock
clothing, outerwear: breeches(half of a pair)
clothing, outerwear: cuff(pair)
clothing, outerwear: dress
clothing, outerwear: flounce, dress
clothing, outerwear: overskirt
clothing, outerwear: shirt
clothing, outerwear: smock
clothing, outerwear: stole, lace
clothing, outerwear: uniform: breeches, white
clothing, outerwear: uniform: coat, undress
clothing, outerwear: uniform: dress uniform, Lieutenant's
clothing, outerwear: uniform: trousers
clothing, outerwear: uniform: undress uniform, Vice-Admiral's
clothing, outerwear: uniform: uniform, Admiral's
clothing, outerwear: uniform: uniform, Chief Engineer's
clothing, outerwear: uniform: waistcoat, dress
clothing, outerwear: waistcoat
clothing, underwear: drawers(fragment)
clothing accessory: bow
clothing accessory: collar
clothing accessory: collar, needlepoint
clothing accessory: flounce, dress
clothing accessory: garter, ribbon
clothing accessory: glove
clothing accessory: glove(left hand)
clothing accessory: mitten
clothing accessory: neckerchief, sailor's
clothing accessory: ribbon
clothing accessory: sash, lascar's
clothing accessory: scarf
clothing accessory: silk
clothing accessory: square, cotton
clothing accessory: square, silk
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: button(1)
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: button(4)
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: epaulettes
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: uniform, Flag Officer's
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: uniform, Staff Commander's
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: uniform, Vice-Admiral's
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: uniform, Warrant Officer's
Cloth Map
Coach rug
coat
Coat
coat of arms, royal
Cocked hat
Collar
Colour
Command flag
Command flag
commemorative artifact: cloth
commemorative artifact: fabric, calico
commemorative artifact: fabric, dress
commemorative artifact: fabric, wall-hanging
commemorative artifact: handkerchief
commemorative artifact: handkerchief, souvenir
commemorative artifact: monument
commemorative artifact: napkin
commemorative artifact: picture, silk
commemorative artifact: picture, silk/wool
commemorative artifact: poem, silk
commemorative artifact: ribbon
commemorative artifact: ribbon, rosette &
commemorative artifact: scarf
commemorative artifact: square, linen
commemorative artifact: square, silk
commemorative artifact: stevengraph
commemorative artifact: table centre
commemorative artifact: tablecloth
cover, cushion
cover, divan
crest, Royal Marines
crown, naval
Cuff
Curtain
Cushion
Cushion cover
documentary artifact: album
documentary artifact: card, souvenir
documentary artifact: map, world
documentary artifact: playbill
documentary artifact: postcard
documentary artifact: programme
documentary artifact: programme, souvenir
Drape
Drawers
Dress
dress
Dress coat
Dress flounce
Dress waistcoat
edging, lace
Embroidered panel for a waistcoat
Embroidered waistcoat
Embroidery
Epaulette
epaulette
Epaulettes
Eye patch
fabric, calico
fabric, dress
fabric, wall-hanging
Fabric square
Flag
floor covering: carpet, Kashmir(Kirman?)
floor covering: carpet, Sumak
floor covering: mat, bath
floor covering: rug, Belouch
Folder
food processing t&e: cloth, glass
food processing t&e: teacloth
food processing t&e: towel, tea
food service t&e: napkin
food service t&e: tablecloth
food service t&e: tablecloth(piece)
food service t&e: tray cloth ?
Full dress coat
Furnishing fabric
garter, ribbon
Glove
glove
Gloves
gloves [pair]
Handkerchief
handkerchief, snuff
handkerchief, souvenir
Hanging
harness, baby's
Hat
hat, cocked
hat, lascar's
holder, kettle
House flag
household accessory: border, tablecloth
household accessory: holder, kettle ?
household accessory: mat, rectangular lace
household accessory: mat, round lace
household accessory: mat, table
household accessory: rug
household accessory: table centre
household accessory: table runner
household accessory: wall pockets
Indo-Portuguese quilt
Jack
jacket
Jacket
Knickers
Lace
lace, gold
Lace edging
Lace frame
land transport, animal powered: car, funeral
Linen square
mat, bath
mat, rectangular lace
mat, round lace
mat, table
mattress cover, cot
medical & psychological t&e: bandage
Mitten
Monmouth, freedom of
Napkin
Naval ensign
neckerchief, sailor's
neckerchief, sailors
Needle book
Needlecase
needle case
Needlepoint collar
net, mosquito
Nightcap
original art: cover, cushion
original art: embroidery
original art: hanging
original art: picture, needlepoint
original art: picture, silk
original art: picture, silk/wool
original art: picture, tapestry
original art: picture, woolwork
original art: sampler
original art: stevengraph
original art: tapestry
original art: tapestry, k'o-ssu
Overskirt
pair of epaulettes
Pair of gloves
panel, Berlin woolwork
Parasol
Pennant
personal gear: bag
personal gear: case, hankerchief
personal gear: eye patch
personal gear: handkerchief
personal gear: needlecase
personal gear: parasol
personal gear: pouch, tobacco
personal gear: purse
personal gear: rug, coach
personal gear: sachet, handkerchief
personal gear: square, fabric
personal gear: umbrella
personal symbol: badge
personal symbol: badge (incomplete)
personal symbol: badge, ship's (unofficial)
personal symbol: coat of arms
personal symbol: coat of arms, royal
personal symbol: coat of arms, royal (post 1837)
personal symbol: coronet, baron's
personal symbol: coronet, viscount's
personal symbol: crest
personal symbol: crest, Royal Marines
personal symbol: crown, naval
personal symbol: flag, house
personal symbol: flag, Union
personal symbol: monogram
picture, needlepoint
picture, silk
picture, silk/wool
picture, tapestry
picture, wool or silk
picture, woolwork
pillow, baby's
pillow/cushion case
Pillow case
Pillowslip
Pin cushion
plate, belt
Playbill
poem, silk
Polo shirt
Postcard
pouch, tobacco
Programme
programme, souvenir
Purse
Ribbon
ribbon, rosette &
ribbon, wreath
Roller-printed textile
roller printed textile
Rope sling
Rug
Rugby cap
rugby caps
Rugby shirt
sachet, handkerchief
Sailor's neckerchief
Sailor's valentine
Sampler
sash, lascar's
Scarf
Scarf [fragment]
Scroll
Sheet
sheet, cot
Shirt
Silk
Silk/ wool picture
Silk fragment
Silk picture
Silk picture in a frame
Silk square
skirt
Skirt
Sleeping bag
Sleeping bag liner
Slippers
Smock
Snuff Handkerchief
Soumak carpet
Spencer
square, cotton
square, fabric
Square, linen
square, silk
Standard
State ensign
State flag
Stevengraph
Stevengraph of the Death of Nelson
Stock
Stocking
Stocking purse
Stocking purse.
stole, lace
Sumak carpet
Sword belt
T-shirt
Table centre
Tablecloth
Table runner
Tapestry
tapestry, k'o-ssu
Tapestry picture
Teacloth
Tea towel
textileworking t&e: needle book
toilet article: towel, bath
toilet article: towel, hand
Towel
towel, bath
towel, hand
towel, tea
Tray cloth
Trousers
trousers/leggings
Umbrella
underskirt
Underskirt
Undress coat
Valance
valentine, sailor's
Waistcoat
Wall hanging
Wall pockets
water transport: cargo vessel: ferry, car
water transport: fighting vessel
water transport: fighting vessel: 1st rate
water transport: fighting vessel: 2 decker
water transport: fighting vessel: 2nd rate
water transport: fighting vessel: 3 decker
water transport: fighting vessel: armoured ship, iron
water transport: fighting vessel: battlecruiser
water transport: fighting vessel: battleship
water transport: fighting vessel: battleship, ironclad
water transport: fighting vessel: battleship ca.1650
water transport: fighting vessel: battleship ca.1760
water transport: fighting vessel: cruiser
water transport: fighting vessel: cruiser, 1st class
water transport: fighting vessel: cruiser, 2nd class
water transport: fighting vessel: cruiser, armoured
water transport: fighting vessel: destroyer
water transport: fighting vessel: destroyer leader
water transport: fighting vessel: frigate, 28 gun
water transport: fighting vessel: frigate, 38 gun
water transport: fighting vessel: frigate ?
water transport: fighting vessel: galleon
water transport: fighting vessel: ram, armoured (turret ship)
water transport: fighting vessel: ship, iron screw
water transport: muscle powered vessel: boat, rowing
water transport: passenger vessel
water transport: passenger vessel: liner
water transport: recreation vessel: barge, royal (Prince Frederick's)
water transport: recreation vessel: yacht
water transport: sailing vessel
water transport: sailing vessel: barque
water transport: sailing vessel: barque, iron
water transport: sailing vessel: schooner
water transport: sailing vessel: trawler
water transport: steam vessel: steamer, paddle
water transport: unknown function: barge
water transport accessory: anchor, fouled
water transport accessory: sling, rope
window/door covering: curtain
window/door covering: valance
Woolwork picture
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Materials
Materials
artificial silk?
baize
bamboo
base metal
beaver felt
blend wool
bone
brass
calico
cambric
cambric [backing]
canvas
card
cardboard
card or sheet metal
chiffon
copper
cotton
cotton?
cotton blend
cotton wadding
damask
enamel coating
felt
fibre
foam
gauze
gesso
gilt
gilt brass
gilt metal
glass
glazed linen
gold
gold alloy
gold thread
hand sewn
hardboard
horn
ink
ivory
jute
lace
leaf
leather
leather, fabric
leather: kid
linen
linen (stretcher)
linen/wool blend
linen/wool twill
linen [stretcher]
machine
machine sewn
metal
metal: silver thread
metal alloy
metal gilt
metal lace
metal sequins
metal thread
metal threads
metal [pins]
newspaper
nylon
oak
organic: blend, wool
organic: calico
organic: canvas
organic: cotton
organic: fibre
organic: hair
organic: leather
organic: linen
organic: linen [stretcher]
organic: paper
organic: silk
organic: velvet
organic: wool
painted
paper
pearl
photographic paper
plastic
polychrome silk floss
polyester
polyester/cotton
polyester/cotton blend
polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
printed
ribbon
satin
sewn
sewn, machine
silk
silk (probably)
silk, ivory and silver
silk threads
silk [lining]
silver
silver wire thread
steel
synthetic
synthetic: blend
synthetic blend
synthetic fibre
terry towelling
textile
towelling, terry
velvet
wood
wood [stretcher]
wool
Wool
wool: flannel
wool blend
wool blend
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Display - Atlantic Gallery
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Display - Polar Worlds Gallery
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Adam & Lane & Neave Ltd
Allen, Alfred
Angus, William
Arthur Smart & Sons
B., H.
Banner Fahnenfabrik
Beed, S C
Benjamin Edgington Ltd
Bonner Fahnenfabrik
British India Steam Navigation Company Limited
Brookman, William
Broughton, Alfred Edward
Buesden, Ellen
Bury, John
Cochrane, George Ernest
Collins, James
Coulson, John William & Walter
Cutler, Bessie Preston
D, W
Denham, Jane
Devon County Standard Offices
Dokkumer Vlaggen Centrale
Dunlopillo
E. W. Perrett Ltd
Edgington, John
Finlays
Firmin & Sons Limited
Fisher, Henry Robert
Francis Thurkle, Francis Thurkle
Gairs
Gibson and Peat
Gill, Mary
Goteborgs Flaggfabriks
Gregg, J. S.
Griffith's Island Printing Office
Grove, K.
Gustav & Ludwig Cramer
Hamilton, Emma
Hammond Turner & Dickinson
Harvey, William
Herridge, Charles Frederick
Hudson's Bay Company
Imamura, H
J. Leckie Ltd
Jaeger
James Stevenson (Flags) Ltd
Johnson
Jones Tent and Awning Ltd
K, F J
Kauffman, Angelica
Kent & Curwen
Lane & Neave
Leckie, J, Ltd
Lloyd, Winifred Eileen
Lupson, Mary
M. S. & Company
Mead, David Joseph
Melville Island Press
Miles and Edwards
Moore, W.
Murahashi, S
Nelson, Horatia
Parrett & Neves
Piggott Bros and Co Ltd
Porter Bros Ltd
Porter Brothers Ltd
Poyntz, Thomas
Puget Sound Tent and Duck Co.
R. Hodgkinson & Co
Rigg, T. M.
Royal School of Needlework
Servaux
Smith, G. W.
Stevens, Thomas
Stevenson, J, (Flags) Ltd
Swiney, E. G.
Thelfall, John R.
The Smock Company
Thomas Evans Pty Ltd
Thompson, Philip
Thorn Press
Tomkins, Peltro William
Unknown
Veder, H.
Velde, Willem van de, the Elder
W & J Mackay & Co Ltd
Waring & Gillow
Watson, Ann
Wavecrest
Weeden, Charles
White Swan
Wilday Dalwood
Willes, Thomas
Williams, W.
Wilmott, E.
Witney, William
Wong Kwee Yong
Working Men's Educational Union
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Places
Alipore, West Bengal, India
Bannister Hall Factory
Bonn
Brooklyn
Cape Town
Caucasus, Russia
Chatham
China
Coventry
Coventry, England
Devon
Dokkum, Netherlands
Dudley
East Asia
England
France
Germany
Gillingham
Glasgow
Goa
Goteborg, Sweden
Great Britain
India
Ireland
Kazimbazar, Bengal, India
Limerick, Eire
Lisburn
Liverpool
London
Malta
Melbourne
Mortlake
Nagasaki, Japan
Nakamura-Cho, 566, Yokohama, Japan
Newcastle upon Tyne
Northern Ireland
Ontario, Canada
probably Coventry, England
Rotterdam
Sabden, Lancashire, England
Seattle, Washington, USA
Singapore
Turkestan
Turkey
United Kingdom
Unknown
Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada
Yarmouth
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Events
Events
Anglo-Spanish War: Spanish Armada, 1588
Antarctic Exploration: British Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1913
Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, Austin, 1850-1851
Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, Belcher, 1852-1854
Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, McClintock, 1857-1859
Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, Trollope, 1853-1855
Bombardment of Algiers, 1816
Boxer Rebellion, 1900
Boxer Rebellion: Relief of Peking, 1900
British Steel Challenge, 1992
Crimean War, 1854-1856
Crimean War: Siege of Sebastopol,1854-1855
French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 1797
French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794
French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile, 1798
Investiture of Prince of Wales, 1969
Macartney Embassy to China, 1792-1793
Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Copenhagen, 1801
Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805
Olympic Games, 2012
Opening of Royal Edward Dock, 1908
Royal Hobart Regatta, 1838
Royal Naval Athletic Sports, 1880
Second Opium War, 1857-1860
Second Opium War: Battle of Fatshan Creek, 1857
Sinking of the Titanic, 1912
Third Anglo-Dutch War: Battle of Solebay, 1672
Torbay Royal Regatta
World War I, 1914-1918
World War I: Battle of Jutland, 1916
World War II, 1939-1945
World War II: Normandy Landings, 1944
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Vessels
Vessels
Aboukir (1848)
Aboukir (1900)
Achilles (1905)
Admiral Graf Spee (1934)
Admiral of the Fleet
Agamemnon (1852)
Agincourt (1865)
Albemarle (1901)
Alberta (1863)
Albion (1842)
Amethyst (1903)
Andromeda (1897)
Arethusa (1913)
Assistance (1835)
Athenia (1923)
Audacious (1912)
Aurora (1913)
Bacchante (1876)
Beaver (1911)
Bellerophon (1907)
Black Prince (1904)
Canopus (1897)
Carnarvon (1903)
Cathay (1925)
Cedric (1903)
Chester (1915)
Collingwood (1908)
Commercial Union
Comorin (1925)
Conquest (1915)
Coopers & Lybrand
Cressy (1899)
Devonshire (1904)
Drake (1901)
Duke of Edinburgh (1904)
Dunfion
Euryalus (1853)
Falmouth 1910
Forget-me-not fl.1909 (Lowestoft trawler)
Formidable (1898)
Ganges (HMS)
Glory (1899)
Goliath (1898)
Good Hope (1901)
Great Eastern (1858)
H.M.S. Bonaventura (1892)
Halton Castle 1862
Hambledon (1939)
Hawkins 1917
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Andrew Weir & Co. Ltd
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Bull, John
Bullard, King & Co Ltd
Burgh, William
Burmah Oil Co (Tankers) Ltd
Burns and Laird Lines Limited
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Cairn Line Of Steamships Limited
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Carnegie, George
Cassebeer, Henry
Charente Steamship Co Ltd
Charles Hill & Sons
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Christian Salvesen Ltd
Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer
Clan Line Steamers Limited
Clyde Shipping Company Limited
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Coast Lines Ltd
Coker, A, & Co, Liverpool
Collins, Jamesfl
Common Bros. Ltd.
Commonwealth and Dominion Line Ltd
Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
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Constantine Lines, Montreal
Constants (South Wales) Ltd
Cook, James
Cornwallis, William
Cory Brothers, Cardiff
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Coulson family
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Crusader Shipping Ltd, London
Cruys, William H.
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Dean, William
Denizcilik Bankasi TAO, Istanbul
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Dodwell and Co
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Donaldson Line
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Drake, Paymaster Francis Randall Hugo
Duckworth, John Thomas
Dumaresq, Thomas
Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Co Ltd
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Durnford, John
Eagle Oil Shipping Co. Ltd
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Eyre, George
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Forsyth, Charles Codrington
Fox, Charles James
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Frobisher, Martin
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Greenwich Hospital Collection
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Haldinstein and Co Ltd, London
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Hardy, Thomas Masterman
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Hood, Fanny Henrietta
Hood, Samuel
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Lempriere, F
Lewin, Terence Thornton
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Livingstone, David
Lloyd, Winifred Eileen
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Lupson, Mary
Lutwidge, Charles Skeffington
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Macfarlane, Ian Miller
Mackinnon, Arthur Avalon
MacKinnon, Ian K
Madsen, N.
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Maskelyne, Margaret
Maskelyne, Nevil
McArthur, Josephine Maude
McClintock, Francis Leopold
McClure, Robert John Le Mesurier
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McQueen, Andrew
Mead, David Joseph
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Mincher, Frederick Chapman
Mitchell, Andrew
Mitsui Senpaku KK, Tokyo
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Monk, George Mitford
Monroe Brothers
Morcombe, Alfred
Moss Hutchison Line Ltd
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Naval Brigade
Nederland Lloyd, Rotterdam
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Nelson, Catherine
Nelson, Frances Herbert
Nelson, Horatia
Nelson, Horatio
New York and Pacific Steamship Co Ltd, London
New Zealand Shipping Co Ltd
Niarchos Ltd, London
Nigerian National Line Ltd, Lagos
Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Tokyo
North Thames Gas Board, London
North Yorkshire Shipping Co Ltd, London
Oldenburg Portugiesische Dampsch, Oldenburg
Olomu, Nana
Onesimus Dorey and Sons Ltd, Guernsey
Order of the Bath
Oregon Steamship Co Ltd
Orient Steam Navigation Co Ltd
Orkney Steam Navigation Co, Kirkwall
Osborn and Wallis, Cardiff
Ostasiatiske Kompagni A/S Det, Copenhagen
Overseas Containers Ltd, London
P. Henderson & Co Ltd
Pacific Steam Navigation Co Ltd
Palm Line Ltd
Pel, H T
Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company
Philipps Philipps & Co Ltd, London
Pimentel, Don Diego de
Pitt, William
Pollard, Arthur John
Pope, Charles Meredyth
Pope and Talbot Inc, San Francisco
Port Line, London
Port Line Ltd
Portlock, J F ?
Post Office
Poucher, A. J.
Prince Albert, Consort of Queen Victoria
Prince Alfred Ernest Albert, Duke of Edinburgh
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Purvis Shipping Co Ltd, London
Putnam, Lou
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Mary, Consort of King George V
Queen Steam Fishing Company Ltd
Queen Victoria
R. & J. H. Rea Ltd
R. P. Houston & Co
Raeburn and Verel Limited
Rainier, John Spratt
Raleigh, Walter
Rawson, E ?
Red "R" Steamship Co Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Red Star Line
Regent Petroleum Tankship Co Ltd, London
Richards, Frederick William
Rickmers Reismuhlen Rhederei & S, Bremerhaven
Rivers Steam Navigation Co Ltd, London
Roberts, Thomas Johnd
Rosenbaum, Edith Louise
Ross Group, Grimsby
Roteley, Lewis
Rotely, Jane Douglas
Rowbotham, C, & Sons, London
Rowland and Marwoods Steam Ship Co Ltd
Royal Arctic Theatre
Royal Dockyard Battalion
Royal Fleet Auxiliary
Royal Horse Guards
Royal Mail
Royal Mail Steam Packet Co, London
Royal Marines
Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Naval Division
Royal Naval Minewatching Service
Royal Naval Supply and Transport Service
Royal Navy
Royal United Service Institution
Ruck, F L, P/Ofl
Runciman, Walter and Co, Newcast
Sabey, Chief Petty Officer Edward George
Saint Line Ltd (America), London
Scindia Steam Navigation Co. Ltd
Scottish Shire Line Limited
Scottish Tanker Company Limited
Sharpe, Philip Ruffle
Shaw, Savill & Albion Company Limited
Sheaf Steam Shipping Co. Ltd
Shell Mex and B P Ltd, London
Shell Tankers Ltd
Ship Towage (London) Ltd, London
Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners Royal Benevolent Society
Silver Line Ltd, London
Sinclair, Hugh Francis Paget
Sir R. Ropner & Co Ltd
Sir William Reardon Smith and Sons, Cardiff
Smith, A F
Sociedade Geral de Comercio Industria e Transportes, Lisbon
Societa Italiana Trasporti Marittimi, Genoa
Socony Mobil Co Inc, New York
Souter, W A, and Co Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
South African Marine Corporation Ltd
Southampton, Isle of Wight and South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Company Ltd
South Georgia Co Ltd, Leith
Stag Line Ltd
Stanhope Steamship Co Ltd, London
State Shipping, West Australia
Steele and Bennie Limited
Stephens Sutton and Stephens, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Stevinson-Hardy
Stirling Shipping Company Limited
Stockham, John
Straits Steamship Co Ltd, Singapore
Strick Line Ltd
Svenska Lloyd Rederi A/B, Gothenburg
Tavistock Shipping Co, London
Telfer, A19C (master)
Tennents Brewery
The China Navigation Co. Ltd
The Corporation of Trinity House
Thesen's Steamship Co Ltd
Thompson, John Rawlins
Thos. & Jas. Harrison
Thos. & Jno. Brocklebank, T & Jd, Liverpo
Threlfall, John R
Townsend Thoresen Car Ferries Ltd
Tozer, Aaron
Trader Navigation Co. Ltd
Transatlantic, Rederiaktiebolaget, Gothenburg
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Trinder Anderson & Company Limited
Turnbull, Martin & Co Ltd
Turnbull, Scott & Co Ltd
Turner and Co, Liverpool
Tyne-Tees Steam Ship Co. Ltd
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Union-Castle Line
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United Baltic Corporation Ltd, London
United Fruit Company
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Vansittart, Edward Westby
Vereenigde Nederlandsche Scheepv, The Hague
Walpole family
Ward, Evelynfl
Watson, Ann
Watson, Hugh
Watts, W.
Weeden, Charles
Wellesley, Arthur
Wemyss, I
Wemyss, Vice-Edward William Elphinstone
Westcott and Laurance Line Ltd, London
Western Ferries (Clyde) Ltd
West Indian & Pacific Steam Ship Co
White Star Line
Wilkinson, Allen
William A. Savage & Co. Ltd of Liverpool
William Cory & Son Ltd
William France, Fenwick & Co Ltd
William Robertson Shipowners Limited
William Thomson and Co, Leith
Willoughby, Hugh
Wills, Charles Augustus
Wilmott, E.
Witney, William
Women's Royal Naval Service
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World Wide Shipping, Hong Kong
Wykeham-Martin, Julia
Wyre Trawlers, Fleetwood
Zapata Marine Service
Zillah Shipping Co. Ltd
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