Life Buoy Souvenir

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ProvenanceThe ‘Arcadia’ was built for P&O and was used by the company from 1954-1979. Over these decades, it was used both for line voyages and various cruise routes.SignificanceIllustrative of the souvenirs produced for ship passengers.DescriptionSouvenir miniature (wooden) life buoy from the "Arcadia" P & O, London, 1966. The destinations of Australia, Ceylon, Suez and Europe and written in red pen on the four pieces of binding tape that bind the orange and white string to the ring. "Arcadia P & O" and "1966 London" are painted on the blue sections of the ring. On the white sections are painted two flags, one red with the union jack in one corner, the other with four triangles of red, blue, white and yellow.Creator (person) Creator (organisation) Acknowledgement KeywordsSouvenirs postcard appSouvenirsDate of CreationDate of UsageMaterialWood
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Accession NumberHT 1993.0830

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CollectionWhen We Were YoungWhen We Were Young

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Image FilenameHT1993-0830_CI12995.jpgCopyrightPeter BushellLicenseCC-BYCreative Commonshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/PhotographerPeter Bushell

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