Hi fella's, I was not to sure where to place this but here it is! This is a large and very heavy lump of masonary stone from the Houses of Parliament in London that was made into a tobacco jar. The stone was recovered along with the wood and lead also used on this piece after the night raids on London which destroyed parts of Westminster in 1940-41. The unusual aspect of this jar is that it has a lead RAF lead crest rather than the usual parliament image to the front and that it is a presentation piece from local Wardens to their superior.
Hope you like it as much as I do, a rare bit of "been there" history!! Leon.
Sorry, for some reason the forum uploader has flipped the images!
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