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clothing accessory: uniform insignia: button(4)
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: button(14)
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: button(16)
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British India Steam Navigation Company Limited
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A. Gray & E. S. Dawes
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British India Steam Navigation Company Limited
Coombs, William Harry
H. M. Ministry of War Transport
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SS Uganda playing cards (Playing cards)
Bryant and May match box (Match box)
Badge of the British India Steam Navigation Company (Badge)
Bryant & May match box (Match box)
War service plaque
Paperweight
Pair of shoulder straps, British India Steam Navigation Company Limited (Shoulder straps)
Pair of shoulder straps, Merchant Navy uniform: pattern 1954 (Shoulder straps)
Cap badge, British India Steam Navigation Company (cap badge; cap band)
Shoulder strap, British India Steam Navigation Company Limited (Shoulder strap)
Cap badge, British India Steam Navigation Co (cap badge; cap band)
Shoulder strap, Merchant Navy uniform: pattern 1954 (Shoulder strap)
Shoulder strap, British India Steam Navigation Company Limited (Shoulder strap)
Cap badge, British India Steam Navigation Company (Cap badge)
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Component model; Funnel model
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