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Pocket book
Pocket book/housewife belonging to Sir Richard Grindall (1750-1820). It contains a horn-covered penknife, folding rule, combined ear pick and tweezers, scissors and dividers. A pocket book in the other compartment contains a gout cure recipe and pencil sketch of Nelson. Printed in gold letters in the interior: 'PRESENTED TO SIR RICHARD GRINDALL IN 1795 WITH AN UNPUBLISHED PENCIL SKETCH PROFILE PORTRAIT OF LORD NELSON ON THE FLY LEAF DONE FROM MEMORY BY SIR RICHARD GRINDALL IN 1806.'
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0058 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Pocket book/housewife |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | circa 1795; early 19th century |
| People: | Grindall, Richard |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 20 mm x 120 mm x 80 mm |
| Parts: | Pocket book |