Shell case
Morris, W. Ltd and Morris Motors Ltd
Category
Metalwork
Date
1940
Materials
Brass, Chromium, Copper, Steel
Measurements
185 mm (H)
Place of origin
Cowley
Order this imageCollection
Nuffield Place, Oxfordshire
NT 1651971.2
Summary
Shell case. Second world war. Morris Motors Ltd. Smaller, brass base, polished/chromed steel upper. Copper band.
Provenance
Collection William R. Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, by bequest to Nuffield College, University of Oxford, 1963, by transfer to National Trust, Nuffield Place, 2011.
Marks and inscriptions
inscribed (?) ; on shell ; WM LTD LOT 1 10/40 \ BMARC 1940 20 MM 17 ; ;
Makers and roles
Morris, W. Ltd and Morris Motors Ltd