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Foremast crow's nest bell

Unknown Artist

Foremast crow's nest bell RMS Mauretania (1907-35). Double handbell type argent. Cast in crown staple and clapper. Top part painted red, shackled to a davit-shaped bracket, painted white. Ornamental bell rope. 'MAURETANIA' incised and painted black.

Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

c. 1907

560.0 x 510.0 x 510.0 mm

EQA0475

Image and text © Royal Museums Greenwich, 2024

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