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Milbourne Burgess Clark - business card holder and portrait

Danziger & Isaacs
c. 1907
Overview

Business card holder made from crocodile leather with silver corners and central shield with monogram 'MBC' for owner, Milbourne Burgess Clark.
Inside the holder is a cut down Real Photo Post Card showing Milbourne Burgess Clark in his Army uniform. He is wearing his greatcoat and slouch hat.

Historical information

Milbourne Burgess Clark was born in London. He enlisted in Melbourne, aged 40, on 17 July 1915 with B Company, 29th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force.
He embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 10 November 1915.
He was transferred to the 1st ANZAC Corps School, British Expeditionary Force in France in November 1916 where he served until the war ended.
He returned to Australia aboard the SS Port Denison on 25 March 1919.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-119-RoW00013
Item type
Accessories
Collectibles
Themes
War and Conflict
War and Conflict > World War 1
Material
Leather
Metal
Silver
Width
90 mm
Height or length
100 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Each silver corner is impressed with several symbols and letters (hallmarks).
'.925' in an oval, indicating Sterling Silver
A triangle in an oval, indicating made in Birmingham
An 'h' in a square, indicating made in 1907
The maker's mark 'D&I', referring to Danziger and Isaacs, a jewellery company that imported and sold items from two locations - one in Birmingham and the other in London.

The silver shield in the centre also has the letters 'BPDC' which stands for Boots Pure Drug Company, a pharmacy chain still operating in the UK; the same three hallmarks and the engraved initials 'MBC'.

Keywords
1st World War
Australian Imperial Force
Soldier
Personal Items
Leather
Silver
Place made
United Kingdom
Year
c. 1907
Primary significance criteria
Artistic or aesthetic significance
Historic significance
Scientific or research significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
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Crocodile leather and hallmarked silver business card holder with monogrammed initials 'MBC'
Crocodie leather and hallmarked silver business card holder, with monogram of the initials 'M.B.C' for Milbourne Burgess Clark.
Monogram of initials 'M.B.C.' for Melbourne Burgess Clark
Close-up of silver shield in centre of Business card holder, monogrammed with the initials of Milbourne Burgess Clark.
Inside of busness card holder showing leather pockets to store cards.
Inside of the business card holder showing crocodile leather card pouches to store the business cards.
Studio portrait of Melbourne Burgess Clark
Studio portrait of Private Milbourne Burgess Clark of B Company, 29th Battalion A.I.F.

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