Charlie was both dismayed and inspired to find that her great-great-great uncle Maximilian had been in the centre of the ‘Great Peanut Smuggle’ of 1852. Many trace the current popularity of the peanut in public houses back to this historic event.

Note 1: Maximilian was a handsome gentleman and is wearing a low-cut vest to allow for a good view of his fine white shirt. He also wears his hair long over the ears and you see the beginnings of the high frontal wave that become so popular in the early 1850's.
Note 2: The author would like to make it clear Maximilian's strong-featured wife was infertile and the current McMallions are descended from his second wife.
