Silver ashtray, 1926
ashtray, ashtray
Accession Number

NAM.2003-01-11-1

Description

Silver ashtray, 1926. Presented to Maj John (Jack) Strange Spencer Churchill, Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars, by the Great Western Railway Company. Hallmarked Birmingham, 1926-1927. Centrally, a very worn inscription, 'General Strike May 1926/ to Major J S Spencer Churchill DSO/ with the grateful thanks of the Great Western Railway Co'. Ashtray is square with indented corners and a raised lip edge.

Events

General Strike, 1926 (Military Aid to the Civil Authorities 1900-1999)