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Description: | Why was the voyage of the Mayflower 'commemorated' in 1957? The answer is that the tin actually commemorates Mayflower II, a reproduction of the original vessel which recreated the voyage from England to America in 1957. This project was the idea of Englishman Warwick Charlton, who had served alongside many Americans in North Africa during World War II. He wanted to do something to commemorate the wartime cooperation between the two English-speaking nations, and the idea of building and sailing over a full-scale model of the ship which had brought the 'Pilgrim Fathers' from England to America seemed like a fitting memorial. The ship can still be found anchored at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts. Huntley & Palmers appear to have had direct involvement in the Mayflower II expedition. A mock Jacobean insurance policy exists (and can be seen on this website) for a cargo of biscuit tins carried to America by the ship - perhaps even these very tins. Huntley & Palmers presumably paid for the carriage of these goods - and were, therefore, sponsors of the expedition - and at the same time they gained publicity (and a new tin design!). | Format: | image/jpeg | License: | http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=query&p=gateway&f=generic_sitetext%2ehtm&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&cms_con_core_subtype%3acms_con_text_what=copyright&%3acms_sys_group=%22sopse%22 | Publisher: | Huntley & Palmers | Rights holder: | Reading Borough Council (Reading Museum Service) | Subjects: | dolphin natural science transport ship sea quay costume seascape Mayflower island | Temporal: | start=1957-01-01; end=1957-12-31; | Source: | Sense of place SE | Creator: | Not known | Identifier: | http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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