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Object:Picnic set in case by Sirram, c.1955


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Picnic set comprising two thermos flasks, a sandwich tin, storage jar, four cups and saucers and four spoons. In the post-war period, with more time for leisure and increasing affluence, even ordinary people could afford a simple picnic set. This modest example by Sirram is covered in rexine and could be slipped into the boot of a small car with ease.

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