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CP Scott's Freedom of Manchester casket and box
GUA/12/4/4 · Item · 1930
Part of Records of the Guardian newspaper

On April 8 1930, C.P. Scott was presented with the freedom of the city of Manchester. This silver casket is decorated with scenes of Manchester, the red rose of Lancaster and the Manchester coat of arms. It once held the original freedom scroll

The casket is on loan to the GNM archive from the University of Manchester.
Production place: Unknown
Materials: Wood; Paint; silver; laquer
Colour: Grey; Black
Condition: Good
Dimensions: Box: 260mm x 400mm x 243mm
Completeness: Complete
Inscription: C.P. SCOTT; CASKET & SCROLL; FREEDOM OF M'C

Creator: Unknown
CP Scott's metal in-tray
CP Scott's metal in-tray
GUA/12/1/4 · Item · 1920s
Part of Records of the Guardian newspaper

Black [painted] metal in-tray labelled with "C.P Scott". Charles Prestwich Scott was editor of the Manchester Guardian from 1872 until 1929 and its owner from 1907 until his death.
Production place: Unknown
Materials: Metal
Colour: Black; Gold; Grey
Condition: Fair
Dimensions: h 120mm x w 108mm x d 148mm
Completeness: Missing one bar at the front
Inscription: Label: "C.P.SCOTT."

Creator: Unknown
CP Scott's silver tankard
HAH/7 · Item · 1866
Part of Papers of Alastair Hetherington

Trophy tankard won by CP Scott's rowing team in the challenge fours rowing race at Corpus Christi College, Oxford in 1866.
Production place: Sheffield, UK
Materials: silver; glass
Colour: silver; transparent
Condition: Good
Dimensions: h 200mm x w 122mm x d c170mm
Completeness: Complete
Inscription: Front of tankard: 'Corpus Christi College' engraved above the college's coat of arms around which is written 'Challenge Fours' and beneath the arms '1866'. Beneath this the team names are written: FC Channing (bow); CP Scott (3); WHB Lindsell (2); FV Bussell (stroke); and EJE Wyndham (cox). Underside hallmark: "JAMES DIXON & SONS; S; 482"
Creator: James Dixon & Sons