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Five souvenir as sold aboard the disaster ship LACONIA in the 1920s and 30s. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncluded:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 - Silverplated napkin ring with an attached Cunard houseflag medallion containing the ship's name.\u003cbr\u003e2 - Silverplated 5\" sugar spoon with attached medallion.\u003cbr\u003e3 - Silverplated 5.25\" sugar spoon with attached medallion.\u003cbr\u003e4 - Chrome-plated, cedar-lined box, 3\" by 3\", with a butterflywing-backed portrait on the cover (worn).\u003cbr\u003e5 - A 3\" tall hammered-metal date holder with the ship name etched at top (no date cards).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe LACONIA was torpedoed and sunk in September 1942. 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