Wooden Barrel "From The Decking Of The Mauretania" suffragette Originally this would have been

Originally this would have been worn on the end of a watch chain

when swine were considered a sign of prosperity

Padlock clasp: 1

"The Colossus of Nero"

Stamped 750

Wooden Barrel "From The Decking Of The Mauretania" suffragette Originally this would have beenDATE: Art Deco, c. 1935 A wooden barrel paperweight desk inkwell ornament carved "from the decking of the Mauretania, The Old Lady of the Atlantic". The RMS Mauritania (1906 1935) was an ocean liner built for the Cunard Line, capturing the Blue Riband on the return leg of her maiden voyage in 1907. She was built during the golden age of Atlantic seafaring, a time when Cunard and the White Star line were continuously trying to outdo each other by