~ 1930’s RMS Alcantara Ships Silver Plate And Enamel Pill Box ~
The box bears the Royal Mail Lines crest and ships name as an enamelled badge to the lid.
~ RMS Alcantara ~
RMS Alcantara was a Royal Mail Lines ocean liner that was built in Belfast in 1926. She served in the Second World War first as an armed merchant cruiser and then a troop ship. She returned to civilian service in 1948 and was scrapped in 1958.
~ Condition ~
The piece is in good order, the enamel is intact.
~ Dimensions ~
The box is 6.2 cm (2.5 inches) in diameter.
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