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Plastic combined protractor and rule in a cardboard sleeve tied with a cotton tape. Has greylead inscription on cover, '411747/ COCKS A R/ (HUT 48)'. Blue ink stamp 'From SWAiNS 158 Pitt St Sydney'.

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Blue cardboard booklet with four hole orange binding stating 'RAAF standard notebook for initial training schools'. Booklet is bound with a shoelace. Has blue stamp on front cover, 'No. 1862'. Handwritten name of A. R Cocks also on front cover. Five…

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Rockfeller Centre pamphlet, contains graphics and text. Information brochure about the Rockfeller centre.

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Seven paged, double sided newspaper, titled 'Wings Over Borden'. Vol. 4, no. 6, Chistmas 1941, no.1S.F.T.S, CAMP BORDEN.

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A3 doubsided tourist pamphlet describing on one side the 'A brief history of the panama canal' and one the other side showing a A3 coloured map showing Costa Rica to Colombia and titled 'Pictorial Map of Historic Panama by Ting Leonge.'

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Coloured card folder depicting a cruise liner (print) and titled 'Canadian Pacific'. Folder contains one loose card stating, Canadian Pacific/Luncheon". The Card also has the Menu listed. ""oloured card folder depicting a cruise liner (print) and…

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Card folder holding three loose pages describing menu avaliable on the S.S Mariposa. Front cover depicts an etching of two polynesian woman in traditional clothing. Loose menu pages are decorated with coloured border on left side of paper depicting a…

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Folded piece of paper titled 'Souvenir Programme'. Programme notes on front cover 'The Orion Threatre/presents/The MAN WHO CHANGED HIS NAME"/ A play of Improbable Coincidence/By Edgar Wallace. The Cast and Synopsis are included inside the pamphlet. …

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Pilot's Notes General' booklet with faded red cover. Has handwritten note on front cover stating 'P/0 A. R. Cocks'. Another handwritten inscription is blacked out. Booklet has three holpunches and is secured by two metal at the top and bottom…

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Examination booklet withfour blank pages and a pink piece of blotting paint adhered unto the back page. An additional 10 loose papers are located within the booklet (some containing staples). Title of pages are 'Beach Organisation-General (stapled)',…

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Twelve page document titled, 'Fighter Leader's School, R.A.F Station, Milfield/ No. 9 Course.' Pages are attached by split pin in upper left corner.

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Document issued by the Royal Canadian Air Force with twenty four signatures. Text is written with typewriter. Signatures are written in both greylead and pen.

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A black expander with a flap fastened with two metal press studs. Folder has one divider. Material is a suspected cotton coated in synthetic (contains a number of papers)

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A book with a mustard coloured fabric dust cover (which may be home made) secured with blue thread. Handwritten text on fornt cover stating 'Flying Log/ Book'. There is a sticker on the front cover stating '94220' and handwritten 'F/L COCKS. A. R'.…

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Black flying goggles with elastic strap.lMetal springs threaded through the cotton segments created the springs. One metal buckle. Numbers '429009' is written on the inside of strap. Black felt lining is used on the inside of the goggles with a…

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Leather flying cap with chin strap with buckle. Two zipped ear covers with foam inserts. Internal plastic ear covers. PL side of hat reads: A.Cocks ??1707.

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Gold caterpillar shaped brooch with red stone eyes in white box with plastic lid. Broach situated in a blue velvet cushion with adhered hand written label on back of box stating: '8-2-1945 Allan's Caterpillar Club Badge- issued when a airman's life…

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Cream coloured cardboard holder with blue print. Congratulatns/It is indeed a pleasure to welcome you as a member of the caterpillar club/As is customery, we have had the officail insignia of the Club made and engraved for you, which you will find…

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American Red Cross POW food package

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Navy blue woven peaked cap with a navy blue woven cotton band and thin black patent belt encircling base of cap. One small brass button appears on either side of cap,along patent band. Insignia consists of 4 gold leaves and flying eagle surmounted…

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Navy blue wool belt with two black leather tabs affixed with plastic buttons, double spoked buckle painted black with 3 corresponding pairs of holes. Supposed to be worn with Navy wool jacket 2011-08-0482-01.

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Full length navy blue wool trousers with 3 external pockets, 6 internal buttons along the waistband and 5 internal buttons used to fasten the trousers together and cotton thread

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Navy blue wool single breasted jacket with 5 external pockets and 1 internal pocket. 8 metal buttons (brass), two rank stripes and an flying eagle surmounted by the Queen's crown on each sleeve. Proper Left breast pocket contains several medals and…

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Newspaper cutting with adhered fragment identifying newspaper as The Sydney Morning Herald, Monday , Sept, 10, 1945, p.3.

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Newspaper cutting with blue annotation on verso

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Newspaper cutting with date on the verso written in blue pencil

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Newspaper cutting

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Newspaper cutting with greylead annotations on recto side highlighting Cocks name

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Newspaper cutting with annotated date on the verso

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Newspaper cutting with pen annotations on verso

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Newspaper cutting with pen annotations on verso

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Newspaper cutting with pen annotations on verso

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Newspaper cutting with greylead annotations on recto side

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Double sided page of coloured pictures. The front of the page has two coloured pictures of aeroplanes. The first artwork was painted by Frank Wootton and depicts multiple British rocket-firing Typhoon planes (the same type flown by A R Cocks). The…

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two paged telegram secured with staple. Telegram message is printed in thick black ink and has a purple stamp noting, 'for Wing Commander./D.P.S Casuality Section,/R.A.A.F'. Message states that A. R Cocks went missing on teh 8th Feburary 1945 and is…

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Typed letter informing Mr C Cocks that his sons will be arriving back in Australia at an earlier date. Hand written annotations on back of letter stating, '24/8/1945' and 'Ol?? Boyden/ U. J. 1171'. Letter is signed by James Bluce, flight lieutenant.

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Handwritten, two paged letter secured with nail with a typed card noting the attached letter was recieved by the Department of Air (Casualty Section, Melbourne) and forwarded onto the parents. The letter is written in ink by A M Mason, S/L D.C 183…

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Telegram from the Casualty Section of teh Air Department providing more detailed information of A R Cocks' injuries sustained in the aircraft accident. Telegram has Australia's coat of arms and is signed by M. C. Landslow and addressed to Mr C. J.…

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Piece of paper with two telegram headers and messages. The stamp is badly smudged. First one informs Mr C J Cocks that his son has been liberated by Allied troops. And second one notes that A R Cocks is safe in the UK and will be in contact. There is…

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Telegram from Melbourne to Mr C J Cocks informing him that his son A R Cocks had adbandoned his plane.

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Telegram from Melbourne to Mr C J Cocks informing him that his son A R Cocks was missing and that he had successfully abandoned his aircraft. Stamp from Sydney adn two greylead annotations.

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Telegram from Melbourne to Mr C J Cocks informing him that his son A R Cocks had been seriously injured in a aircraft accident in the UK. Telegram contains greylead annotations and stamo from the Sydney office.

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Urgent Telegram addressed to Mr Cocks to inform him that A. R Cocks is expected in Sydney on the 9th Sep. Telegram info is written in red. Handwritten annotations on back on telegram in ink, 'Allan/arrived home/Sunday 9th Sept/1945'. In greylead…

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Photocopied copies of A. R. Cocks experience of being shot down and being a German POW. Four photocopied A4 sheets of typed paper secured with a staple. Titled in pen, 'INFORMATION ON PARACHUTING & P.O.W Experinece at end of WWII & Liberation'. An …

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German document recording the details of pilot A R Cocks after his capture by the Germans in WWII. Form is printed in black, and titled 'Dulag-luft. Kriegsgefangenenkartei'. All text is typed or stamped. Two pictures of the pilot are included,…

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A enlarged version of 2011-03-0141-12 in black and white and glossy paper. Photograph is also cropped to include just Cocks and the damaged plane wing. There are smudged finger prints on the back.

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Photograph of A. R. Cocks in his dress uniform posing next to his damaged plane. Handwritten note on the back of the photograph states, 'A gesture of "goodwill"/ by the Luftwaffe./Recieved over Calais/29th September 1944/in the form of 40m.m Flak.'…

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Small pamphlet with German swatiska and eagle. There are five segments of writing which finished with 'Sieg Heil'.

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A DEUTSHLAND Mark currency note stating 'Allierte Miltarbehorde/ in/ Umlauf Gesetzt/ in/ Deutshland/072598518/Eine/Mark/ Serie 1944. Predominately coloured blue on one side and brown on the inverse with a 'M'.

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Menu from the R.M.S Orion depicting a ship on the front cover. Six signatures are located on the inside written in greylead. Printed list of ship's officers are listed and on the next page the menu commemorating the end of WWII is stated. Menu…

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White card with RAF insignia with gold embossed eagle and crown over a blue square. Insignia states 'ARDVA. AD.ASTRA.PER. 'Royal Air Force' is printed below in blue. The inside of the card has the printed text in blue stating, ''With best wishes/…

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White card with RAF insignia with embossed eagle and crown stating 'ARDVA. AD.ASTRA.PER'/ Royal Air Force. The front cover has a light green border. The inside of the card has the printed text, ''With best wishes/ for/ Christmas and the New Year/…

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Vaccination card with categories ticked and annoatated in black and blue ink. The following test are listed on the card: Dick Test, S.F Toxin, Schick test, Diphtheria Toxoid, T. A. B. T.

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Thin piece of paper with Name, rank, and unit details of A. R. Cocks and three dates of inoculations and signatures of officers.

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Blue pay book, with the printed and handwritten info on the front cover. 'Official No. 411747 Pay Book No. 54300/ Surname Cocks/Christian Names ALLAN ROSS/ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE/MEMBERS PAY BOOK. Stamped in purple: CANCELLED. Booklet contains…

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German document recording the details of pilot A R Cocks after his capture by the Germans in WWII. Form is printed in black, with the filled out parts of the of the documents completed in blue ink. Pilot's fingerprint is included. Document records…

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German document recording the details of pilot A R Cocks after his capture by the Germans in WWII. Form is printed in black, with the filled out parts of the of the documents completed in blue ink. Pilot's fingerprint is included. Document records…

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Blue pay book, with the printed and handwritten info on the front cover. 'Official No. 411747 Pay Book No. 161063/ Surname Cocks/Christian Names ALLAN ROSS/ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE/MEMBERS PAY BOOK. Stamped in purple: CANCELLED- DISCHARGED ON 1 NOV…

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TEE EMM magazine containing printed text and graphics. Inscriptions: "Information room" (front cover).

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TEE EMM magazine containing printed text and graphics.

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TEE EMM magazine containing printed text and graphics.

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TEE EMM magazine containing printed text and graphics.

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TEE EMM magazine containing printed text and graphics. Inscriptions: "Busy", "Flares", "Igloo", "Landing" filled in with pencil in the crossword (P. 259).

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TEE EMM magazine containing printed text and graphics. Inscriptions: scribbles & numbers in blue-black ink (back cover and inside back cover); scribble on p. 128; faint marks of red ink stamps on p. 128 and back insided cover. Inscriptions:…

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TEE EMM magazine containing printed text and graphics. Inscriptions: scribbles & numbers in blue-black ink (back cover and inside back cover); scribble on p. 128; faint marks of red ink stamps on p. 128 and back insided cover. Inscriptions:…

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TEE EMM magazine containing printed text and graphics. Inscriptions: scribbles & numbers in blue-black ink (back cover and inside back cover); scribble on p. 128; faint marks of red ink stamps on p. 128 and back insided cover.

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Map of Midlands and Wales.

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Map of Scotland, South West, R.A.F. Edition (War).

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Map of Great Britain. Inscriptions: blue ink "E. L. Haddock" (top PR corner); 3 corners have blue ink scribbles (PL top, PL bottom & PR bottom).

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Map of England, South

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Map of the Border between England and Wales , 1/4 inch : 1 mile scale , with topographical detail in purple , forests in green and water in blue ink . Handwritten blue pencil inscription proper right bottom reads 345 and handwritten green pencil…

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Map of Thetford, England. Inscriptions: 6 circles in black ink, A-D in 4 of the circles in faded black/blue ink, hand written (top middle section), 1 small circle contains a large 'X" in pencil. Area around circles marked in red pencil with 2 small…

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Map of The Highlands, hand written inscription "P/O A. R. Cocks" blue ink (top PR corner).

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Map of The Forth & Tay, gauze backed paper, Hand written inscription in faded black ink "N.Z. 413877 Sgt. Miller C. R. D1 Squad 47 Course" (Bottom PL & Top PR).

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Map of Havre-Amiens

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Map of England, North East

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Map of France/ Cherbourg & Caen/ Fourth Edition/ Army/Air

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Map of Rouen-Paris/ North West Europe/ Second Edition/ Army/Air map- handwritten notes in red ink 1:250,100 4n.1/41"; numbers written in black ink along proper left of map and along the horizontal axis, black horizontal line running across map at…

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Map of Folkestone-Boulogne/ North West Europe/ Second Edition Army/Air Map"

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Map of Walcheren- Amsterdam/ North West Europe

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Map displaying France (Caen- Falaise region), with inscription handwritten in red pen reading " 1: 100,000/ 1"= 1.58mls"

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Map of the Lille- Ghent area

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Map of France and Belgium with a focus on Dunkerque

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Map of Great Britain and the North of France

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Article on Typhoon bombers with 4 accompying images (pg. 85) and two images of British ships on pg. 86

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Plastic combined protractor and rule in a cardboard sleeve tied with a cotton tape. Has grey-lead inscription on cover, '411747/ COCKS A R/ (HUT 48)'. Blue ink stamp 'From SWAINS 158 Pitt St Sydney'.

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Blue cardboard booklet with four hole orange binding stating 'RAAF standard notebook for initial training schools'. Booklet is bound with a shoelace. Has blue stamp on front cover, 'No. 1862'. Handwritten name of A. R Cocks also on front cover. Five…

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Rockfeller Centre pamphlet, contains graphics and text. Information brochure about the Rockfeller centre.

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Seven paged, double sided newspaper, titled 'Wings Over Borden'. Vol. 4, no. 6, Christmas 1941, no. 1S.F.T.S, CAMP BORDEN.

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A3 double-sided tourist pamphlet describing on one side the 'A brief history of the panama canal' and one the other side showing a A3 coloured map showing Costa Rica to Colombia and titled 'Pictorial Map of Historic Panama by Ting Leonge.'

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Coloured card folder depicting a cruise liner (print) and titled 'Canadian Pacific'. Folder contains one loose card stating, "Canadian Pacific/Luncheon". The Card also has the Menu listed.

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Card folder holding three loose pages describing menu available on the S.S Mariposa. Front cover depicts an etching of two Polynesian woman in traditional clothing. Loose menu pages are decorated with coloured border on left side of paper depicting a…

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Folded piece of paper titled 'Souvenir Program'. Program notes on front cover 'The Orion Theater/presents/"The MAN WHO CHANGED HIS NAME"/ A play of Improbable Coincidence/By Edgar Wallace. The Cast and Synopsis are included inside the pamphlet.

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Pilot's Notes General' booklet with faded red cover. Has handwritten note on front cover stating 'P/0 A. R. Cocks'. Another handwritten inscription is blacked out. Booklet has three hole-punches and is secured by two metal at the top and bottom…

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Examination booklet with four blank pages and a pink piece of blotting paint adhered unto the back page. An additional 10 loose papers are located within the booklet (some containing staples). Title of pages are 'Beach Organisation-General…

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Twelve page document titled, 'Fighter Leader's School, R.A.F Station, Milfield/ No. 9 Course.' Pages are attached by split pin in upper left corner.

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Document issued by the Royal Canadian Air Force with twenty four signatures. Text is written with typewriter. Signatures are written in both grey-lead and pen.

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A black expander with a flap fastened with two metal press studs. Folder has one divider. Material is a suspected cotton coated in synthetic (contains a number of papers)

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Silver coloured metal with engravings on both sides

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