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One of the first things I noticed was that on the back of the jacket it is stamped with the word "VICTORY" in large letters. Does anyone have any idea what this might be? My first though was, of course, that it had something to do with WW2...but after a second of thinking about it, I couldn't see why they would stamp life jackets with war propaganda. Also what I think must be inspection stamps have the years 1958 and 1959 on them.
The only other thing I can think of is "VICTORY" must be the manufacturer. But at the same time I can't find anything on any such company. Does anyone know?
There are a couple of other stamps on the jackets shoulders that read..
"M (image of a crown) T1912 1959J.A.H.Liverpool"
and
"M (image of a crown) T
1912 1958H.W.D.SLiverpool"
There is also one that is just a "P" in a circle. I assume that these are inspection stamps???
Any help would be very appreciated!
I have seen these jackets before with "Victory" on the back. I did a little research and found a few more and they all seem to believe, as I do, that the "Victory" refers to WW2.The word Victory was printed everywhere during the war. Posters, banners, buttons, etc. It was a moral booster. There was VE and VJ day. So, during war time, and this is only my thinking, they probably printed the word "victory" on the backs of the jackets so the troop standing behind you would see it. Think about how many men saw the word "Victory" in front of them while packed on the Mary's deck. I could be totally off base here, but it makes sense to me. Marketing!
Yes, the dates are inspection stamps.As for the 1912, could this have anything to do with safety laws enacted after Titanic sank?
I will scour pics and see if I can find someone wearing one in a WW2 era photo.
Thanks for something to do on a boring night!
Michael
quote:Originally posted by Cunard Fan:So no one else has any other ideas?
The only thing I can help with is that 'M (image of a crown) T' would stand for The Ministry of Transport - the name of the government department in 1959 which would have had responsibility for inspecting life jackets.
Ken
Pam
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