George VI silver 'Twelve Club' horse figure Sheffield 1940, maker James Dixon and Sons, a standing horse figure, on ebonised base, marked 'Twelve Club,' height 3.94 in. approx. Note: The Twelve Club, was born in a railway carriage in 1924 when four racing enthusiasts, who travelled regularly together between Sheffield, where they worked, and Worksop, where they lived, were bemoaning their luck on the Turf.
- George Vi - George VI (1895 – 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 1936 until his death in 1952. He was the last Emperor of India, and the first Head of the Commonwealth. he was the father of Queen Elizabeth II.
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