A RUM BARREL BELIEVED TO BE FROM H.M.S. EXETER
of typical form, with red-painted iron hoops, the top inscribed both sides H.M.S. EXETER together with a later label claiming Battle of Jutland provenance -- 25½in. (65cm.) high

H.M.S. Exeter most famously fought at the Battle of the River Plate in September 1939 where, in company with Ajax and Achilles, they presided over the destruction of the German packet ship Admiral Graf Spee. However, there is no record of an Exeter serving at the Jutland.

Condition Report
Red paint now greatly worn away; upper and lower securing hoops loose.

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