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Piece of electric lightbulb, atomic blast Hiroshima: Elsie May Rayner
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Piece of an electric lightbulb. The glass and wire component has melted and fused together. The metal base has remained mostly intact.REL/21011.007
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Piece of melted glass, atomic blast Hiroshima: Elsie May Rayner
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
A piece of green glass which has been melted and distorted by the atomic blast.REL/21011.006
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Pillow slip made from escape maps of India and Burma
Heraldry
Pillowcase made from two RAF issue, acetate escape maps sewn together at the long vertical axis. Both the maps are the same, being 'SHEET A / INDIA (PART OF) / BURMA (NORTH WEST)'. The reverse of each...REL25119
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Porcelain bowl base, atomic blast Hiroshima: Merchant Seaman Francis Smith
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
A small white porcelain bowl base without a lid. In dark blue it has a design of mountains and Japanese text around the base.REL35801.012
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Sake cup, atomic blast Hiroshima: Merchant Seaman Francis Smith
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Small white sake cup. Design on the exterior has been enamelled in dark blue and contains kanji which translates to luck and congratulations. There are four small chips around the rim.REL35801.004
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Shoe polish tin with decorative painted finish : Mrs C M Levison (nee Touw), civil internee
Heraldry
Maker: Levison, Corina Maria
English 'Nugget' brand shoe polish tin. The whole exterior of the tin has been painted chocolate brown. The lid has been further decorated with a spray of flowers and foliage in folk art style. Flower...REL25334
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Sweetheart photograph frame : Chaplain D A Ganly, 9 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Photograph frame with plastic front and wooden backing. The frame is made of brass with a decorative pattern and a small 'Rising Sun' badge attached to the centre top. In the frame is a photograph of ...REL33680
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Three fused bowls, atomic blast Hiroshima: Merchant Seaman Francis Smith
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Three beige ceramic bowls fused together with other debris on the exterior. It has a crackle glaze and several pieces have broken off, one of which is included here.REL35801.011
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Trench art vase: Corporal Reginald Wilfred Langsford, 9 Division Signals
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brass trench art vase made from an Italian 47 mm anti-tank shell casing. The top is flared and a copper Rising Sun badge is affixed 110mm above the base. The shell is impressed 'TOBRUK 1941'.REL/17543