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1914-23 HMAS 'Sydney' Mk I souvenir ashtray. Made from brass removed from the ship prior to breaking up. Cast brass 'shell-ribbed' base with 3 legs stamped: 'HMAS SYDNEY'; 'SANK EMDEN'; '1914' 155mm. Desirable relic of the vessel that sank SMS Emden off Cocos-Keeling Is in Nov 1914. VGC