{"product_id":"vintage-wwii-pint-tankard-english-pewter-drinking-jug-glass-base-maritime","title":"Vintage WWII Pint Tankard, English, Pewter, Drinking Jug, Glass Base, Maritime","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur Stock # 26272\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis is a vintage WWII pint tankard. An English, polished pewter drinking jug with glass base, personally inscribed for A.D. Townsend and dated 1943.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFascinating World War II period tankard, personalised for Arthur David Townsend (1922–2017), stationed aboard HMS Verbena during the war until 1944, when he switched to HMS Springtide. The Verbena (Pennant K85) was a Flower-class Corvette, patrolling intense routes through the North Atlantic. Townsend spent the post war period as a director for the family shipping company that was founded by his father Captain Stuart Miller Townsend.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eAppealing pint sized tankard with superb WWII provenance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eDisplays a desirable aged patina and in good original order\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003ePolished pewter presents a fine appearance and metallic feel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eBroad, square section handle a well-balanced, tactile fit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eEngraved to the fascia for A.D. Townsend - HMS Verbena, 1943\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eReplete with a glass bottom, a maritime tradition to avoid taking the King's Shilling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eIn the days of press gang conscription, recruiters would drop a coin into a drinker's jug\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"p1\"\u003eThe rationale behind the glass bottom would highlight the ruse, and avoid the contract\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis is charming vintage WWII pint tankard, with superb historical and maritime interest. Personalised for posterity, this wonderful example has survived in appealing, original order. Delivered ready to enjoy or display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eMax Width: 10.5cm (4.25'')\u003cbr\u003eMax Depth: 10.5cm (4.25'')\u003cbr\u003eMax Height: 12.5cm (5'')\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"London Fine Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57649918312821,"sku":"26272","price":345.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0385\/9077\/files\/26272-1.jpg?v=1791887575","url":"https:\/\/www.londonfine.co.uk\/products\/vintage-wwii-pint-tankard-english-pewter-drinking-jug-glass-base-maritime","provider":"London Fine Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}