EARL BIRKENHEAD TRADITION
CRAY'S IHH GARRIES OH The memory of the late Earl of Birkenhead, vho was a bencher of. Gray's Inn, was hoioured at the Hall of the Inn on December 14, when two loving cups, twelve silver, tankards, and a smith’s hammer in silver were presented for use- in' the benchers’ room. The Inn’s collection of tankards, now numbering sixty or seventy, was started by the late Lord Birkenhead, who persuaded friends he entertained at the Inn to add to the collection. The last one added to these in use was presented by the present Carl of Birkenhead on the occasion of his coming-of-age celebration in the hall. The loving cups are of the finest hand craftsmanship, and bear the Birkenhead :oat of arms.
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Evening Star, Issue 21638, 6 February 1934, Page 7
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126EARL BIRKENHEAD TRADITION Evening Star, Issue 21638, 6 February 1934, Page 7
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