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58604: Vickers Ltd. Presentation Wallet

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posted on 2024-02-23, 23:00 authored by Great War Archive Project Team

Given by Vickers Ltd. (the Arms Manufacturer) to those workers who joined the forces.

Blue cloth folder with embossed gold company insignia (V in Naval Crown), decorated inside with flags of the Allies. Contents include a map of Flanders, a pencil, a card with flags of the colonies and dominions, with the caption 'United we Stand', and a second card reading: 'Presented by Vickers Limited as a small token of appreciation of your splendid service and with every good wish for the present Year. | Vickers House, Broadway, London S.W.'.

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Identifier

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Subject

Unknown

Date

1914 - 1918

Date Created

01/08/1914

Temporal Coverage

31/12/1918

Source

Artifact

Medium

Mixed

Type

Memorabilia

Pages

1, 2, 3

Number of Pages

3

Contributor

Richard Marshall | Lewis Trickey

Rights

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor

Publisher

The Great War Archive, University of Oxford

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