~ Barrel Made From The Teak Of HMS Cambrian ~
A nice quality barrel made from the teak of the C-class light cruiser HMS Cambrian.
The barrel would have been made from the wood of the ship when it was scrapped, which in this case was in 1934.
The barrel has a removable wooden lid with a small circular metal plaque to the top reading ‘From The Teak Of HMS Cambrian’
There is another small circular metal plaque to the base reading ‘Balmer Lawrie & Co Ltd, Oil Dept’.
~ Dimensions ~
The barrel has a diameter of 10cm (4 inches) and a height of 12.5cm (5 inches).
It weighs 150g.
~ Condition ~
The barrel is in a very good condition with only a little light surface wear but no damages.
~ HMS Cambrian ~
HMS Cambrian was a C-class light cruiser built for the Royal Navy during World War I. She was the name ship of her sub-class of four ships. Assigned to the Grand Fleet, the ship played only a small role during the war. Cambrian was assigned to the Atlantic and Mediterranean Fleets during the 1920s and was sent to support British interests in Turkey during the Chanak Crisis of 1922–23. The ship was placed in reserve in late 1929. She was sold for scrap in 1934.
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