Model
Object number93.240.2967
Date1944
MediumMetal; Paint
Credit LineGift of H.J. Heinz Company
DescriptionPresentation model airplane, consisting of a World War II Allied bomber mounted on a movable stem or pylon over a base made from a bomb fragment.Dimensions3.5 x 5.5 x 4 in. (8.9 x 14 x 10.2 cm)InscriptionsText on plaque: "PRESENTED TO OUR PRESIDENT / MR. H. J. HEINZ II / BY EMPLOYEES OF OUR / LONDON FACTORY AND WAREHOUSE / TO MARK OUR WARM APPRECIATION / OF HIS THREE WAR TIME VISITS 1942-43-44."
Historical NotesA gift to Mr. H. J. Heinz II from the employees of London Factory for his war-time visits 1942-1943-1944. Inscription on base tells of bomb dropped on London factory Feb 19, 1944
On View
On view
1943-1945
1941-1953
1941-1953
1939-1946