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Commemorative cigarette lighter, National Championships 1947/48/49

Commemorative cigarette lighter, engraved with the text

Black Dyke Mills Band,
National Championship winners
London
, 1947, 8, 9

Category: Trophy

Date of Production: 1949

Ownership: Part of Black Dyke Collection 2016

Condition of Item: Good condition, not tested working, signs of the brass showing through the chrome when one would expect due to use.

Location: In display cabinet in Bandroom

Artefact ID: BD2017-062

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