Description
Art deco style silver plated brass trophy cup with a circular brown/black bakelite base plinth. Metal section of the trophy has a stepped base above which the cup is shaped like an inverted cone, terminating at an inwardly rolled lip. On opposites sides of the cup near the base are two vertically aligned semi-circular handles. These handles have small sections of stepped ornamentation on the outermost point of their curve. One side of the trophy is engraved 'CU+SA EMERGENCY TRAINING SERVICES CHAMPIONSHIP CUP'.
Contextual Description
This Catholic United Services Auxillary, Emergency Training Services, Championship Cup was won by Mrs Nora Gilbert, of No 3 Platoon, on November 23 1941, for the best Hospital Workers Canteen. Mrs
Gilbert worked as a VAD for six years in the Navy Wards at Prince of Wales and Randwick Hospitals.
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Accession Number
REL25223
Physical Description
Material: Silver plated brass
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