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Butter dish
Butter dish base
Butter dish lid
Butter dish liner
coaster, wine
food service t&e: dish, butter
food service t&e: lid, butter dish
Liner
personal symbol: badge
water transport: steam vessel: steamer, paddle
Wine coaster base
Wine coaster lid
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electroplate
metal: silver plate
metal: stainless steel
Sheffield Plate
silver
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Elkington & Co. Ltd
Henry Wilkinson & Co
Mappin & Webb
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England
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Sheffield
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Precursor 1841
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British and Commonwealth Shipping Co Ltd
Brooks, Victor Edwin Abraham
Canadian Pacific Line
Port Line Ltd
Union-Castle Line
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19th
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Canadian Pacific Line: butter dish (Butter dish)
Liner
Butter dish
Liner
Butter dish
Butter dish: Port Line (Butter dish)
Union Castle Line: butter dish (Butter dish)
Butter dish: Union Castle Line (Butter dish)
'Precursor' Butter dish lid (Butter dish lid)
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Butter dish
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