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Awww, I'm all disappointed now. Thought there might be a map to the Lima Treasure hidden in there somehow! But, no, nothing happened - the light doesn't come through :( (The hole depth is probably on...
I figured (possibly wrongly) that it's an object to be used, also commemorating that time and place. Like something to do with a dice or card game, or a ridiculously tiny inkwell :o) Somehow it doesn...
Well, the magnet certainly took a strong liking to it :o)
Think it was HMS Ariadne. No, I didn't test it - how do you do that?
Yes, that's him (it's not a common surname!). I'm not an expert in factfinding, but thought to look him up in the naval archives, see if I can find out how he ended up dying in Jamaica, or where else ...
Just added a front view. That Freedom Expedition idea is very interesting - the dates match, don't they? Hadn't thought that it could be campaign memorabilia of some kind. I'll be in London sometim...
Added one. Hope that's the angle you wanted. Not sure if that groove is functional, or for decoration.
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