Ditty box

Camphorwood ditty box belonging to Chief Stoker Thomas Bilby, Royal Navy, 1864 - 1929. Hinged lid and fitted with lock (no key). Open shelf inside lid pasted with seven coloured cigarette cards of miscellaneous male and female characters. Removable divided tray inside box. One envelope with a photo inside of Thomas Bilby in uniform.

Object Details

ID: AAA3375
Type: Ditty box
Display location: Not on display
Date made: circa 1900; WW I
People: Bilby, Thomas
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 152 x 305 x 203 mm
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