Recent content by Donbogen

Short lived Class Scraped 1910

Open Wheelhouse:worried:

Thanks this will be good reading later tonight

My Mother worked there 68/72 i used to meet her at back entrance there was a old caretaker Jack who worked there i loved him as as he was a Ex Steam Engine Driver Plus i got discount on my Model Kits

Viv it be on his right arm 3 stipes topped by a Crown the Rank is Colour Sergeant in Infantry Balltions

Not a Guardsman Ex Cheshire Rgt but as we were always told we all wear the same uniform 2445****

I get those Yodel & Royal Mail

Sounds like a tight Grouping Results of a Through & Through

The Corsican Ogre or Boney as he was called by us was on the island of Elba in 1814 so he had no control over Prisoner Release

10 A Coin holder maybe Half/Full Sovereigns

2 The date on mine is the filling date With Amatol Made at Mills Newtown But we're cast at Founderies All around The UK

15 Vickers Machine Gun oil bottle but it looks like Canadian version to me

303 Oil Bottle Yes old school joiners had these as they had a leather washer still seeped abit

I did some joinery work there in the 70s security was run by Mint Security Ltd they wore Brown uniforms

2 Mills Bomb patent by Mills Newtown but also mace by contractors all over UK I have posted pics of mine on here its a 1915 / 16 grenade high ridged lever and small ring pull to small to get finger in in and pull