'Fair, Good' Cufflinks

'Fair, Good' Cufflinks
£18.00

Historical Information

Type: 1939 Newspaper cutting

Fabric: Paper

Date: 1939

Find Location: The Thames Estuary, UK

Extra Information:

These cufflinks feature cuttings from a mudlarked newspaper from 1939 that had been preserved in the mud ever since then. Here are some of the events that occurred in 1939:

  • On 2nd January, a historic event unfolded in Glasgow as a record-breaking 118,567 fans gathered at Ibrox Park to witness Rangers triumph over Celtic in an 'Old Pirm derby." This marked the highest attendance for a British association football league game, etching a memorable moment in the annals of football history
  • From May to September, the Sutton Hoo treasure, an Anglo-Saxon ship burial, was excavated. On 28 July, the Sutton Hoo helmet was uncovered. The principal treasures were presented to the British Museum by the landowner, Bdith Pretty. At the time, it was the largest-ever gift from a living donor
  • On 3 September, the United Kingdom declared war on Nazi Germany in response to the German Invasion of Poland on I September. Shortly after 11:00, Prime Minister Chamberlain announced the news on BBC Radio from 10 Downing Street. Twenty minutes later, there was a false alarm when air raid sirens sounded in London Chamberlain formed a small War Cabinet including Winston Churchill as the First Lord of the Admiralty.

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