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.
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Object Details
ID: | OBJ0251 |
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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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