Code: 11676
A very stylish Art Deco solid Silver presentation Cigarette Case inscribed:
"Presented to Warrant Officer A. Keen by the NCO's and Men of the Torpedo Section RAF Base Gosport, May 1933"
Bearing hallmarks for Birmingham 1931 with makers markings for J W Tiptaft & Son Ltd.
3.5 inches by 2.75 inches. A really nice quality and stylish object, of a good guage, wih a gilded interior.
RAF Gosport was responsible for experimentation, training and development of the use of Torpedo's with aircraft.
Worthy of further research.
