BIBLE - NEW TESTAMENT
H1994.122
Small issue of New Testament, hard covered, bound in fawn cloth with royal crown and initials in silver on cover and 'NEW/ TESTAMENT' in silver on spine. Inside the front cover is a printed message from King Goeorge 6th dated 3rd September, 1939, referring to the armed forces. A yellowed fly sheet is inserted between this and the first page with hand-written inscription: 'T:-/Our Darling Daddy/ from/ his three little girls/ Margaret [crosses representing kiss marks]/ Allison [crosses]/ Jacolyn [four crosses]/[three crosses]/ [five crosses]/ [five crosses]'.
The bible has a brown cloth page marker, bound into spine, partitioned at Matthew 12, pg 31; a paper marker is positioned at the Third Epistle of John, 237, p.566.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | H1994.122 |
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| Accession Date: | 30 May 1994 |
| Credit: | Miss J. Young and Mrs M. Sanders |
Material
| Paper |
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| Cardboard/Paper |
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| Textile |
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| Ink/Paper |
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| glue/Adhesive/Unclassified |
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Measurement
| length | 75mm |
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| width | 16mm |
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| height | 113mm |
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