Blimey Tom that's half as long as Gerard's original list, very impressive you must have hundreds of them.
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Blimey Tom that's half as long as Gerard's original list, very impressive you must have hundreds of them.
Just remembered this contender- don't recall seeing the container it was off unfortunetely. It's nothing unusual when closed and looks like a Carron-type cast iron safe escutcheon for a large warded pipe key, until you slide and flip the top to reveal the two small and opposing keyholes.
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Those arms are post 1837. A change in the Royal arms occurred in 1837 when Victoria ascended the throne. She was unable to ascend to Hanoverian throne, as she was a woman. Thus the central escutcheon (shield) of the house of Hanover was removed from the Royal arms. That central shield on the safe is also a lozenge (diamond) which was often used to depict a woman's arms.
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Not quite. Queen Elizabeth wears the Imperial State Crown which is the crown she usually wears when opening parliament etc. If you look at that one, it is similar to what most people usually call the 'King's Crown'. The St Edwards Crown is the one used in her cypher and was worn by her on her coronation, and is thus on most military crests, badges etc. But, as queen, she has worn both - although she hadn't worn the St Edward's crown in the 60 years since she was crowned...