Presentation
Comet Motors, Ltd.
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
1920 - 1939
Materials
Felt, Gold, Wood
Measurements
151 mm (H)133 mm (D)
Place of origin
Western Australia
Collection
Nuffield Place, Oxfordshire
NT 1652242
Summary
Tobacco jar. Circular urn. Bands of 3/4 different woods, clear varnished. Gold plaque on lid. Green felted base.
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 lid gold plaque ; A momento of your visit to Australia on its 150th Anniversary \ COMET MOTORS LTD \ W.A. \ L and S \ 9 ct. ; ; promotional presentation
Makers and roles
Comet Motors, Ltd.