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Two Wedgwood Mugs Designed by Eric Ravilious, 1944. Creator: Unknown

Two Wedgwood Mugs Designed by Eric Ravilious, 1944. Wedgwood Commemorations mug - Etruria 1730: Barlaston 1940; Edward VIII Coronation mug dated 1937'. The Etruria Works ceramics factory at Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, was opened by Josiah Wedgwood in 1769. Production was moved to a modern purpose-built factory in a rural setting at nearby Barlaston, built between 1938 and 1940. King Edward VIII ruled from 20 January 1936 until his abdication on 11 December of the same year. His coronation had been due to take place at Westminster Abbey on 12 May 1937. When he abdicated, preparations had already begun and souvenirs were on sale. From "English Pottery and China, by Cecilia Sempill. [Collins, London, 1944]

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The Royal Scots Greys. The Charge of the Greys at Waterloo, 1815, (1939)

The Royal Scots Greys. The Charge of the Greys at Waterloo, 1815, (1939). Scottish regiment capturing the Eagle flag of the French 45th Ligne at the Battle of Waterloo, 18 June 1815. British forces led by the Duke of Wellington defeated the French under Napoleon at Waterloo in Belgium. From Battles for the Flag, a set of cards given away with British boys comic The Wizard. [D. C. Thomson & Co. Dundee, 1939]

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Egg captuls of Oregon hairy triton (Fusitriton oregonensis)

Egg captuls of Oregon hairy triton (Fusitriton oregonensis) laid in a circle. The mortality rate of eggs is high so the number laid is large. Alexander Archipelago, Pacific Ocean, southeastern Alaska, USA

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