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Tin tip tray advertising Army & Navy Whiskey, around 4-1/4" in diameter. The tray features a bottle of the product with a verse:

"The Glittering Mirror
(Written by the Victim)

A glittering mirror, a polished bar,
Myriad glasses, straws in a jar,
A kind young man all dressed in white,
Are my recollections of last night.

A sidewalk narrow, far too long,
A sloppy gutter, a policeman strong,
The slamming door of a jolting hack,
Are my recollections of coming back.

The steps were slippery, hard to climb,
Rested often, had lots of time,
An awkward keyhole, a misplaced chair,
informed the folks that I was there.

A heated interior, an aching head,
A seasick man and a revolving bed,
Cocktails, fizzes, drinks galore,
I emptied them all on the bedroom floor.

And in the morning came bags of ice,
So necessary in this life of vice,
And when the ice had eased the pain,
Did I swear off? Nope, got drunk again."

The bottle bears an inscription "CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO, DISTIBUTORS. Hong Kong, Shanghai, China, and Singapore, India."