WW1 The Princess Mary Gift Fund box accessories The "Little Book Keeper" figurine

The "Little Book Keeper" figurine likely portrays a young boy engrossed in reading or managing books

The original lanyard is included

MARINE CORPS USMC REISING OR THOMPSON MAGAZINE POUCH

The manufacturer's label states the size of 8 which is designed to fit a 39" - 42" chest

The company survived for many decades

WW1 The Princess Mary Gift Fund box accessories The "Little Book Keeper" figurineThe Princess Mary Gift Fund box is an embossed brass box that originally contained a variety of items such as tobacco and chocolate. It was intended as a Christmas present to those serving at Christmas in 1914 and was paid for by a public fund backed by Princess Mary. It was Princess Mary's express wish that 'every sailor afloat and every soldier at the front' should have the present. The gifts were devised in October 1914 and intended for