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# Vintage British Military Mess China – Lidded Butter Dish**Maker:** Wedgwood & Co. Ltd. (Tunstall, England)**Contract Date:** September 1960 (Stamped \"9-1960\")**Government Property Stamp:** British Broad Arrow / Pheon (Crow\'s Foot)
---An authentic piece of British military mess tableware manufactured by Wedgwood & Co. Ltd. in September 1960 under Ministry of Defence/War Department contract.
Complete with its original lid, this heavy institutional ironstone/vitrified earthenware dish was produced for communal dining in Officers\' or Sergeants\' messes. While flatware and mugs from this period are relatively common, complete lidded pieces are scarce survivors due to breakage in service.
### MarkingsThe base bears the clear underglaze factory stamp featuring:- Maker: `WEDGWOOD & CO LTD`- Military Ordnance: `^` (Broad Arrow / Crow\'s foot)- Production Date: `9-1960` (September 1960)
