Vesta case

Vesta case, in silver with a hinged lid. The item is hallmarked and there is a striking surface on the base to light the matches it contained. Engraved on the front: 'C.R. Discovery, Edwin Bate'. Reverse: 'Keel laid 7th March 1900, Launched 21 March 1901, Trial 14th May 1901.' Edwin Bate (1836-1915) was a shipwright at Portsmouth Dockyard.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0251
Type: Vesta case
Display location: Not on display
Creator: C, C
Vessels: Discovery (1901)
Date made: 1900
People: Bate, Edwin
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 10 mm x 50 mm x 50 mm
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