Un camarero de plata, por Charles Boyton & Son Ltd, Birmingham 1913, forma circular con un borde de cuentas y un escudo de armas grabado en el centro, más un salvamanteles de plata de Mappin & Webb, Sheffield 1932, diámetro 27,4cm, y un camarero de plata de Barker Brothers Silver Ltd, Birmingham 1931, peso total aprox. 32,2oz. (3)

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