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Wooden letter opener
Wooden letter opener, painted yellow on the blade and brown on the handle. On one side is a calendar for 1883 and on the other side is a timetable for The Castle Mail Packets Company's mail packets to and from Cape Town, Mossel Bay, Port Elizabeth (Algoa Bay), Port Alfred, East London and Natal via Madeira. 'Donald Currie & Co' is printed on the handle, the names of managers to apply to for information about freight and passage appear on both sides of the item.
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Object Details
| ID: | REL0704 |
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| Collection: | Relics |
| Type: | Letter opener |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | 1883 |
| People: | Castle Mail Packets Co Ltd |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 2 mm x 324 mm x 38 mm |
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