NAM.1959-02-34-1

Princess Mary tobacco box, owned by Capt C A Ogden, 1st Bn Bedfordshire Regiment, 1914 Contains one unopened and one opened foil packet, a photograph of Princess Mary and a card in an envelope. Stamped sheet brass; rectangular, flat with round corners. Lid hinged back, lined with brass internally, bearing: repoussé head of Princess Mary within a roundel, surrounded by a laurel wreath. On either side, an initial. Around the edge is a framed border of lattice work lozenge pattern. In each corner is a cartouche inscribed in relief. On either side of the initials is an inscribed roundel upon a trophy of flags. Above is an inscribed cartouche flanked by bayonet, scabbard, laurels and fauna and surmounted by a scallop shell. Below is an inscribed cartouche flanked by scrolls and scallop shells, with a battleship in the background. Unopened foil packet bears yellow label with printed inscription; opened foil packet bears label and contains ten cigarettes.

World War One (1914-1918)