Summary
Paper plate containing three pieces of 'meat' made of composite material. Stamped 'Made in West Germany', therefore made post 1949.
Part of a dolls' house, built around 1920 by Neil McArthur for his much younger half-sister Elizabeth (Beth) Twycross, born in 1917. Neil made the doll's house out of found materials including cigar boxes; he also made many of the furnishings in the doll's house. Some of the contents of the doll's house may date back to the 1860s, played with by ancestor Charlotte Twycross; most date to either the 1920s or the 1940s-50s. In the early 1950s the donor was given the spruced-up doll's house as a birthday present by her parents. In later years her own daughter later added items, although she wasn't allowed to play due to its fragility.
Physical Description
Off-white paper plate with three pieces of 'meat' made of a composite material to resemble streaky pink bacon. The plate is embossed with a circle pattern around its edge. Printed inscription on underside.
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Printed in purple on back of plate: 'Made in Western Germany'. Hand-written: '6-'.
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3 mm (Height), 46 mm (Outside Diameter)
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