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Summary: Copper kettle made c.1943, in one of the workshops at RAF Yatesbury. Acquired by Percy Cole, who worked as a radio instructor at the base during WW2, and as a Civilian Ground Radar Instructor in 1947. The handle and lid knob are machined from an electrical insulating material.

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