Souvenir Badge

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ProvenanceCollected during a trip to Europe by the donor's father Kevin How. Collected on a voyage on the SS ORONSAY, one of the P&O ships.SignificanceIntegral to the collection of Mariner Kevin How. An example of a souvenir from the SS ORONSAY's maiden voyage.DescriptionSouvenir Badge with original packaging.

Part a - badge: blue and gold circular badge in the shape of a ship's wheel with white P&O flag in the centre; letters "SS" on top of ship's wheel, "Oronsay" on bottom.

Part b - card: buff coloured square cardboard sheet, with the words "Real Enamel" printed in blue on the top of the card.

Part c - box lid.

Part d - box base; box is cream coloured cardboardCreator (person) Creator (organisation)P & O LineAcknowledgement Date of Creationc. 1950sDate of UsageMaterialmetal
|enamel
|Cardboard
DimensionType: badge
Unit (Lengths): mm
|Type: card
Height: 48
Width: 48
Unit (Lengths): mm
|Type: box
Height: 55
Width: 55
Depth: 15
Unit (Lengths): mm
Accession NumberHT 2017.0628 a-d

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CollectionSA Maritime Museum Collection

Image Credits

Image FilenameHT2017-0628a-d_CI5831.jpgCopyrightPeter BushellLicenseCC-BYCreative Commonshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/PhotographerPeter Bushell

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