Port & River — 1920-1945
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A brass decorated wooden wheel for steering a launch or small ship. The brass horizintal pin enabled the helmsman to feel when the rudder was 'amidships'. Sold by Davey & Co.' ship chandlers at West India Dock Road, Tower Hamlets.
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