Original Item:One Set Only. Made by the famous Silversmiths “MAPPIN & WEBB”, this a Silver plated “Trench Tea Service” comprising of a kettle and stand incorporating a kerosene burner. Fully maker marked and serial numbered to under side:
MAPPIN & WEBB’S
PRINCE’S PLATE
RD 71552
W8596
The top of the Kettle is nicely engraved :
To Capt. & Reverend V.T.S. Jagg,
With thanks from the Officers and men
10th Sherwood Foresters
Christmas, 1918
Clearly a tribute to the Regimental Chaplain for his concerns and actions to the Soldiers of his flock during the WW1, which ended just Six weeks earlier, after their hell on earth experiences of Trench Warfare. A very nice tribute to a no doubt much loved Chaplain and Officer. Kettle measures approximately 7 inches across and measures 10 inches from bottom of stand to the top of the handle.
Ready to use and display.