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Quarryman's tea and sugar box
Quarryman's tea and sugar box, twin-ended with internal partition. Tea was placed in one end, sugar in the other, and both were emptied into the "fountain" in the caban (canteen) at break times or, more commonly, into a teapot shared between several men. Early/mid 20th century.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
82.20I/1
Acquisition
Collected officially, 16/4/1982
Measurements
Length
(mm): 77
Width
(mm): 39
Material
metal
Location
In store
Classification
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