Cigarette case

A silver cigarette case, the exterior with an engine-turned surface decorated with the monogram 'RJB' in gothic lettering and a raised profile of a submarine in gold. There is a ribbon inside to contain the cigarettes. Inscribed on the interior: 'DLA. LT-CDR. R.J. BURCH OFICEROWIE O.R.P. "WILK" 20.XI.1939 - 9 II. 1940.'

Object Details

ID: OBJ0248
Type: Cigarette case
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Trevitt & Son
Vessels: Wilk (1929)
Date made: 1937
People: Burch, Ronald Jamesd
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 15 mm x 145 mm x 90 mm