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Tom Beasley, by Mr Douglas, issued by W.A. & A.C. Churchman - NPG D49146

Tom Beasley

by Mr Douglas, issued by W.A. & A.C. Churchman
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1938
NPG D49146

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Ed Williamson

12 May 2022, 12:30

TOM BEASLEY.

Born in 1860 in the Midlands, he started work with the Wilkinson Sword company in 1884 and remained with them until the end of the Second World War. He was a Master Swordsmith, and for many years he was responsible for the production of presentation swords and daggers. Perhaps his most famous work was the Sword of Stalingrad which was commissioned by King George VI in 1943, for presentation to the people of the Soviet city after the epic siege in 1942. The sword was shown in several UK cities, and was presented to Joseph Stalin by Winston Churchill at the Soviet Embassy in Tehran, Persia (Iran) during the Tehran Conference of Allied leaders in December 1943.