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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 |