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Sold for: £24
A collection of vintage maritime, military, and utilitarian objects. The lot features two commemorative wooden items with brass labels: a turned wooden barrel reading FROM THE TIMBER OF H.M.S. CORNWALL LAUNCHED BOMBAY 1813 and a turned wooden base reading FROM THE TEAK OF H.M.S. IRON DUKE ADMIRAL JELLICOE’S FLAGSHIP AT JUTLAND. Military interest is represented by two cap badges, one with an ER cypher for the Royal Engineers and another for the Royal Marines. Utility items include a portable transistor radio in a brown leather case with a dial face reading STANDARD, a brass spring balance scale with a suspension ring and hook, and a folding brass rule component marked STANLEY. Also included are an embossed brass funnel with foliate decoration, a wooden cribbage board, a long wooden ruler marked VELOS, a pewter-toned tankard, and various wooden boxes and lids.
Condition report:
The items show varying degrees of age-related wear throughout. Tarnish and surface oxidation are visible on the brass funnel, spring balance, and badges (photo 1). The wooden items, particularly the HMS Cornwall barrel and the large circular lid, exhibit surface dirt and minor scuffs (photo 3). The leather case of the radio shows scuffing and wear to the edges (photo 1). The cribbage board and wooden base have some surface abrasions (photo 2). All items are sold as seen.
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