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tin, tobacco

human history
  • Common Name
    Box, Tobacco
  • Other Name

    Craven A' tobacco tin (descriptive name)

  • Description

    Craven A' tobacco tin, with soldier's collection containing:

    NEW ZEALAND shoulder slide marked ['056220 / PTE BROWN']

    1x 1-lire issued in Italy [10, 5, 5].

    The tin also contained a collection of ephemera now held in the documentary heritage ephemera collection, including:

    [ticket] marked Beeche; dates: 19/3/44-31/3/44; 2x NZ Forces Club bed tickets 5133 (19.3.44) 5983 (31.3.44);

    1x Egyptian tram ticket;

    1x Metro Cinema ticket '3.15' 30/10/41 (Egypt);

    1x Condor Paraffin matches (label only);

    1x United Cinemas ticket (prop: Thos Shafto);

    5x train tickets:1st class Beb-el-Louk to Meadi & Heluan Les Bains to Bab-el-Louk;

    2nd class Heluan Les Bains to Meadi, Heluan Les Bains to Bab-el-Louk, & Bab-el-Louk to Meadi

  • Place
    London/England Italy
  • Accession Number
    2019.62.75
  • Accession Date
    19 Sep 2019
  • Department

    History

    War History

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  • tin, tobacco, 2019.62.75, Photographed 06 Mar 2020, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • tin, tobacco, 2019.62.75, Photographed 06 Mar 2020, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • tin, tobacco, 2019.62.75, Photographed 06 Mar 2020, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • tin, tobacco, 2019.62.75, Photographed 06 Mar 2020, © Auckland Museum CC BY
  • tin, tobacco, 2019.62.75, Photographed 06 Mar 2020, © Auckland Museum CC BY

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