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aerospace accessory: propeller
animal husbandry t&e: beehive
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container: casket
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documentary artifact: globe
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water transport: ship, medieval (1 masted)
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water transport accessory: anchor, fouled
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D. Napier & Sons Ltd
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Miss Britain III (1933)
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Pandora (1929)
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Speedwell E2 1956
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Bowater, Nicolas Charles Vansittart
Bowater SS Co Ltd, London
Brassey, Constance Alberta
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Hermes
HMS Fisgard
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Official boat badge of HMS Hermes (Boat badge)
Crankshaft bearing housing
An oval, slightly curved plaque with a profile relief of Nicolas Bowater from the steel general cargo ship Nicolas Bowater (1958). (Plaque)
A full-length polychrome figurehead of a bulldog from the wooden paddle sloop HMS Bulldog (1845). (Figurehead)
Official ship's badge of HMS Moorhen (Ship's badge)
Official ship's badge of HMS Marlborough (Ship's badge)
Official ship's badge of HMS Loch More (Ship's badge)
Official boat badge of HMS Bee (Boat badge)
Official boat badge HMS Folkestone (Boat badge)
Official ship's badge of HMS Oxley (Ship's badge)
Speedwell (E2) (Keel)
A polychrome half-length bust figurehead (no arms) depicting Harlequin for the 16-gun wooden Second Class brig Harlequin (1836). (Figurehead)
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A full-length figurehead of a gannet from HMS Gannet (1857) (Figurehead)
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