Meissener probably means "belonging to", "coming from" or "brand/kind". Pilsener beer would be beer of a type that originated from Pilsen. Den 3 maj 2012 21:05 skrev "Antoine Capet" <[email protected]>:
> > 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. > ============= > > -----Message d'origine----- 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<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 > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:churchillchat@** > googlegroups.com <[email protected]>] > On Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 1:05 PM > To: [email protected] > 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 > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Antoine Capet" <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 3 May 2012 17:36:46 > To: <churchillchat@googlegroups.**com <[email protected]>> > Reply-To: [email protected] > 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 > [email protected] > > 'Britain since 1914' Section Editor > Royal Historical Society Bibliography > > Reviews Editor of CERCLES > http://www.cercles.com/review/**reviews.html<http://www.cercles.com/review/reviews.html> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ChurchillChat" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]**. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to churchillchat+unsubscribe@** > googlegroups.com <churchillchat%[email protected]>. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** > group/churchillchat?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "ChurchillChat" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]**. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to churchillchat+unsubscribe@** > googlegroups.com <churchillchat%[email protected]>. > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** > group/churchillchat?hl=en<http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en> > . > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en.
