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Carter No.: 255

Handlist description: Third (innermost) coffin of gold

Card/Transcription No.: 255-09 


Turf Club
Cairo


Cables
"Turf, Cairo."




19.1.29


My dear Lucas,


So very sorry! Brunton's address is c/o Postmaster, Sahel Selim.
Today I cleaned the vitrine of the gold coffin. We turned it
through a right angle & it looks much better so.
When we lifted it off we put it on a weighing machine. It
Card no. 255-09 relating to Carter no. 255
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