Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 22 27 Sep 2018
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British Commemorative Medals, The Harris Award for Economical Cookery – The Winner of the Pork Sausage Derby, silver medal, 1897, unsigned and undated, bearded bust of William Harris, almost full-face, rev. Harris, waving his hat in the air rides a huge pig to l., 42.5mm., London hallmark, maker F.B, perhaps Frederick Thomas Buckthorpe, also stamped 0.990, suspension loop, ring and ribbon, good very fine, rare
Mr William Harris (dc. 1843-1912), 'The Sausage King', of Smithfield, London. The medal's reverse depicts his trade mark, used in his advertisements, depicting him as the winner of a fictional event called the Pork Sausage Derby. His principal catch-phrase was 'Harris's sausages are the best' and it spread the fame of his sausages all over the world. Every Christmas Harris sent a gift of 1 lb. of sausages to each policeman and fireman in the City of London and in all other districts where he had a shop. He was not connected to the Harris factory in Calne, Wiltshire.
Estimate: (100-200 GBP)
Mr William Harris (dc. 1843-1912), 'The Sausage King', of Smithfield, London. The medal's reverse depicts his trade mark, used in his advertisements, depicting him as the winner of a fictional event called the Pork Sausage Derby. His principal catch-phrase was 'Harris's sausages are the best' and it spread the fame of his sausages all over the world. Every Christmas Harris sent a gift of 1 lb. of sausages to each policeman and fireman in the City of London and in all other districts where he had a shop. He was not connected to the Harris factory in Calne, Wiltshire.
Estimate: (100-200 GBP)