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Alidade eyepiece shade
Alidade eyepiece shade
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Artist's Book
Artist's Book Box Base
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clothing accessory: uniform insignia: uniform, Lido Steward's
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: uniform, Under Lieutenant's
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timekeeper: chronometer, quartz marine
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water transport: cargo vessel
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Thomas Mercer Chronometers
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Lid for oil bottle
Liquid compass - aircraft; Top of dome
Lid of box
Liquid Boat's Compass (Lid for compass box)
Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line playing cards box lid (Lid of box)
Lid of case
Lid
Lid of mirror case
Lid
Lid
Lid for liquid compass - aircraft
Lid for sauce tureen (Lid)
Lid for the sector case
Lid of case
Lid
Tobacco box interior lid (Lid)
Tobacco box lid (Lid)
Tobacco box lid (Lid)
Lid of salt pot
Lid
Lid for coffin model (Lid)
Royal Marine Light Infantry. No. 97 (Lid of box)
Letter
Serial number: 1544 (Lid for the box for the Quartz marine chronometer)
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