Name/Title
Holsum Bread Texas pennantEntry/Object ID
2024.1009.5Description
Blue pennant showing Battleship Texas with a cage mast configuration. Weight recorded at 27,000 tons. Patent obscured and difficult to read. Back of pennant is empty. Made by Holsum Bread Company. The pennant originally had "EAT HOLSUM BREAD" was originally on the header but has faded and chipped off before donation.Context
Battleship Texas arrived in Scapa Flow on February 11, 1918, where she joined the British Grand Fleet. She patrolled the North Sea throughout 1918, escorted the German High Seas Fleet to surrender on November 21, and departed the Grand Fleet on December 1, 1918.
Holsum Bread Company made pennants of US and foreign warships as a promotion for their company.Collection
Historical Collections, Donation (Hunter Miertschin)Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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Ceremonial ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
