Parcel
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
1939 (circa) - 1945 (circa)
Materials
Cardboard, metal, paper and wood
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 939708
Summary
Rectangular cardboard box with lid, Prisoners' Parcels, British Red Cross & Order of St. John War Organisation, containing a number of food items. This is a Second World War Christmas parcel, destined for prisoners of war. It is believed to be a replica, albeit a historic one, because the tins and packages are unopened and the chocolate wrapper is stamped 'DUMMY'.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).