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.
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Object Details
ID: | AAA3375 |
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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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