Oak chest with alcohol bottles from the 19th century

Oak chest with bottles of alcohol from 1800, English chest of Captain Edward John Ward, a soldier of the Royal Academy, with a brass retractable handle engraved with the inscription Capt. E.J. Ward R. A. and printed letters with the initials L.S.D. The box contains two dark glass bottles, flasks with handles, and an embossed silver seal and cap. LSD Numbers are engraved on the neck of the bottle, the same initials as on the handle. Marks on the cap certify a silver hallmark of 925/000 and indicate the Sheffield Assay Office from 1860/61, with the unidentified goldsmith's initials H.A.

The brass lock is from the well-known Chubb company in London. The box is in good condition, except for the green lining, which shows signs of wear consistent with age and use.

Inside the box are documents attesting to the soldier's career and his death. Edward John Ward 1836-1879.

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