AWM Collection Record: RELAWM31924
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ID Number: | RELAWM31924 |
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| Title: | Pair of Scissors : Relic of Hospital Ship Centaur | ||
| Maker: | R Sumner and Co Ltd | ||
| Object type: | Heraldry | ||
| Place made: | United Kingdom: England | ||
| Date made: | Unknown | ||
| Physical description: | Stainless steel; Standard pair of round nosed stainless steel scissors. Featuring a screw pivot and stamped on one side "Stainless Steel" and on the other "R. Sumner and Co. Ltd Liverpool". | ||
| Summary: | Relic of the Hospital Ship "Centaur". Pair of scissors from the medical kit used on a lifeboat after the sinking of the "Centaur". The donor's husband, Mr Frank Reid, was the chief butcher on "Centaur". | ||
| Copyright: | AWM copyright | ||
| Related subject: | Lifeboats; Medical equipment | ||
| Related unit: | Hospital ship Centaur; Hospital ships | ||
| Related conflict: | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Last-Modified: Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:08:01 GMT
