Silver Cigarette box

Maker and role
Elkington & Company Ltd Production date
1910-1916
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Description
Silver cigarette box with hinged lid and two internal wooden compartments. Lid decorated with Red Cross emblem and the inscription "In memory of Brundall House Hospital, 1914 - 1916". Souvenir of the British Red Cross auxiliary hospital based at Brundall House, Norfolk, during the First World War.
Collection Type
Objects
Production Place
England/London
Media/Materials
Metal
Wood
History
Brundall House, built in the early 1800s. It was an auxiliary war hospital from 1914 to 1916 and was demolished in the 1960s to make way for the housing estate.
Inscription
Lion passant (facing left) mark (London and other English Assay Offices) certifying the silver quality
Catalogue Number
2946
Subject Place
England/Norfolk

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Maker
Elkington & Company Ltd

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Object Types

box Gifts and Souvenirs

Place Made

London England United Kingdom

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