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Sardine Man
Document Type: Artifact
Geographic Location: Maine
ID Number: 2001_26_1
Keywords: Fisheries, Herring, Sardines, 2001.26.1
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Description:
Trade show model of an oil skin clad fisherman holding a large can of sardines that reads "Sardines: Packed in Maine" and "Welcome to Sardineland." A much larger sized version has been used in lieu of a billboard to advertise Maine Sardines. This sculpture/model was from the Maine Sardine Council, a State of Maine funded marketing group that formed to promote Maine sardines in 1951. By the time it was dissolved in 2000, only 3 packing Maine packing plants were left. In 2006 there is one. Sardines in America dropped out of fashion in competition with other foods for the "fast" food market. They are still popular in Northern Europe and Canada.
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