Dear Mr Dunford,
Thanks for taking the trouble to answer.
But (and older Britons are welcome to correct me) I do not think that "wireless sets" or "radio sets" were "rationed" in post-war
Britain. Why should Americans bring a radio set to WSC in 1947 ? On the other hand a good whole ham - not easy to obtain on
"coupons" - would be most welcome . . .
Best,
A.C.
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From: Chris Dunford
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 7:27 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [ChurchillChat] Meisner ham at Chartwell, 1945
Although the other items are foodstuffs, it wouldn't surprise me at all if
this actually did refer to a radio. Meissner (note correct spelling) was a
well-known radio manufacturer of the era and sold a lot of "morale radios"
to the troops at low cost.
See here, for example:
http://www.ohio.edu/people/postr/bapix/Ms9_1085.htm
That one isn't actually a ham radio, but the point is that Meissner (a) made
ham radios, (b) was well-known at the time, and (c) was heavily involved in
the war. It would not be at all surprising to find that WSC was quite aware
of them and could casually refer to a Meissner radio in this fashion,
confident that the recipient would also know what he was talking about.
- Chris Dunford
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Subject: Re: [ChurchillChat] Meisner ham at Chartwell, 1945
In researching my book, Dinner with Churchill, I too was flummoxed by this
ham name and so left it out of the book.
Cita Stelzer
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From: "Antoine Capet" <[email protected]>
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Date: Thu, 3 May 2012 17:36:46
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Subject: [ChurchillChat] Meisner ham at Chartwell, 1945
Dear all,
In his letter to CSC dated 11 August 1947, WSC mentions that his visitors
from Time-Life "brought as goodwill offerings Cigars,
Brandy, a Meisner ham & lots of chocolate for you".
Searches on Google only produce references to radio hams : surely he must
have been referring to the food product in those days of
severe rationing in the UK ?
What sort of ham was / is Meisner ham, if anybody knows ?
Thank you all in advance for any enlightenment.
Professor Antoine CAPET, FRHistS
Head of British Studies
University of Rouen
76821 Mont-Saint-Aignan
France
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Royal Historical Society Bibliography
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