Magna Carta being opened by tin-opener on return to Lincoln

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Magna Carta being opened by tin-opener on return to Lincoln

The Magna Carta being opened by a tin-opener (from its hermetically-sealed container) on its return to Lincoln Cathedral from America where it had been on loan since 1939, sent for exhibition at the New York Worlds Fair. Date: 1946

Media ID 23142706

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

1946 Carta Container Lincoln Loan Loaned Magna Opened Opens Return Returned Worlds

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