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Cigarette case
Silver cigarette case with an inscription on the front: TO COMMANDER / F.W. EGERTON RN / HMS "SALAMIS" / FROM CAPTAINS RN / SIR WILLIAM N.W. HEWITT / JOHN K.E. BAIRD AND RICHARD WELLS / IN REMEMBRANCE OF THEIR PLEASANT / SHOOTING EXCURSION / OCTR 15TH 1877.' There is a lid on the top, with a rough texture on the top to act as a stricker. The lid is hinged and has a hallmark inside. On the back is a hinged compartment with a key hole.
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Object Details
| ID: | OBJ0246 |
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| Type: | Cigarette case |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Vessels: | Salamis (1863) |
| Date made: | 1877 |
| People: | Hewitt, William Nathan Wrighte; Baird, John Kennedy Erskine Wells, Richard Egerton, Frederick Wilbraham |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 20 mm x 90 mm x 60 mm |
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