Large silver mounted Claret jug Birmingham 1969 with coat of arms for the MOYNIHAN CHIRURGICAL CLUB: Measures 29.5cm high and 14cm wide at the base.A letter in 1909 led to the first meeting of the Moynihan Club which was held in July of that year. It included an informal discussion about ?the need for a Society of Clinical Surgery and the methods of forming it?.It was the first Club of its kind in the British Isles. In Manchester in 1911, it was decided that it would initially be known as ?The Chirurgical Club?. In 1929, in recognition to Lord Moynihan who had recently been honoured by the King by being raised to the peerage, the Club changed its name to ?The Moynihan Chirurgical Club?.In October 1932, the Club agreed to the suggestion of Professor Grey Turner to adopt as its motto: ?Without Frontiers?. The original minutes and records of the Club were destroyed by enemy action in the ?Blitz? on Sheffield at the house of Professor Ernest Finch, the Honorary Secretary, on December 12th and 13th 1940. Full reports do exist of many of the past meetings. A superb silver & crystal claret jug, with the added interest of the connection with this little known of association. In good overall condition.