Packets of Thames estuary silt
Seven packets of Thames estuary silt. The packets consist of a green label with a drawing of Tower Bridge on it. The words 'ROMANTIC HISTORY SILTED DOWN LONDON-THAMES SAND MUD SILT GATHERED FROM RIVER THAMES ESTUARY BY CROXFORD FAMILY'. Printed on the back of the label are the words 'HISTORY FLOWS ALONG THE THAMES'. A GENUINE SOUVENIR IN FILM TELEVISION RADIO'. A sticker of the Royal National Lifeboat Institute is present on the front of all the packs. The staples that hold the bags and the labels together are starting to rust.
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Object Details
ID: | AAB0791 |
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Collection: | Natural History |
Type: | Silt |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Croxford, Victor W. |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Parts: | Packets of Thames estuary silt |