Knockaloe Internment Camp napkin ring
Date made: 1914-1918
Description: A carved bone napkin ring made at Knockaloe Internment Camp. The napkin ring has a simple arcade pattern carved on it and has an inscription written on one end: the initials 'HH' or 'AH', 'Knockaloe' and the number '24681' (possibly the internee number of the internee who made it).
Internees were held on the Isle of Man in two camps, a requisitioned holiday camp in Douglas and a purpose built camp located at Knockaloe near Peel on the west coast of the Island. These held at their peaks over 4,000 and 23,000 men in some cases for nearly five years between opening in 1914 and final closure in 1919. Over 30,000 men passed through Knockaloe between 1914 and 1917, more than the population of Douglas the largest town.
Measurements: overall: 3.4 cm x 3.5 cm
Materials: mammal bone
Object name: napkin ring
Collection: Social History Collection
ID Number: 1978-0126
Subject tags : #WW1INTERNMENTMUSEUMCOLLECTIONS