The British Sailor or Jack Tar is the epitome of Britishness, so much so that the Sewing Machine manufacturer Singer used this image of a British Sailor sewing a white ensign to advertise their sewing machines.
The irony is that while Singer did have a British factory based in Clydebank, Scotland, and this is where British Singer machines were manufactured the company itself was an American firm. The famous Sewing Machine manufacturer was founded in New York in 1851.
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