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    Morturn reacted to Donbogen's post in the thread "What Is This????" Quiz with Appreciate Appreciate.
    6 303 oil bottle kept with pull though i trap in Butt plate the maker will be stamped o Base
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    Morturn reacted to Mark Tooze's post in the thread "What Is This????" Quiz with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Before they went bust, Network DVD issued all of his extant Out of Town programmes on 2 DVD box sets, plus all 60 Old Country programmes...
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    Morturn replied to the thread "What Is This????" Quiz.
    He is a star and such and interesting with a lot of lived experience. I have been following the You Tube channel myself
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    Morturn reacted to Mark Tooze's post in the thread "What Is This????" Quiz with Appreciate Appreciate.
    The idea came from watching this wonderful Jack Hargreaves programme - loved his shows as a kid, and still do............ He is like...
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    Morturn reacted to Mark Tooze's post in the thread "What Is This????" Quiz with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Hi Morturn - no 6 is an oil pot - but for what?????? I'll post the answers over the weekend folks to give you time to pull your hair...
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    Morturn reacted to Pro Civitate's post in the thread The Birmingham Mint Ltd 1959-1976 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I wonder if any one remembers the big cast iron coat of arms over the main door. They 'disappeared' around 2009.
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    Morturn replied to the thread "What Is This????" Quiz.
    Mark, many thanks for this fun quiz. I am thinking number 6 is an oil pot with a dipper. I have seem stuff like this in the building...
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    Morturn reacted to Mark Tooze's post in the thread "What Is This????" Quiz with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Whilst we are all recovering from the disappointment of last night (moral - "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"......) - here is a little...
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    Morturn reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Windermere Rd Park/ground Saved with Appreciate Appreciate.
    you wont regret it maz as when the friends have their special event days janice makes some lovely cakes :D lyn
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    Morturn replied to the thread Brookvale Park & Witton Lakes.
    Yes that's right the motor boat. They had one in Sutton park too. I cannot remember if there was a cafe at Brookvale. if so It would...
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    Morturn reacted to Smudger's post in the thread Brookvale Park & Witton Lakes with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Loved the rowing boats half a crown for an hour. Took a girl out and pulled in to the island in the middle & left her there (just for a...
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    Morturn reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Windermere Rd Park/ground Saved with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Was just looking back over this thread (9 and a half years !!) and it gives a wonderful record of the work done, challenges and...
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    Morturn replied to the thread Brookvale Park & Witton Lakes.
    Brookvale Park did not have a model yacht club. It have rowing boats and then a manned yacht club. The yacht clubs were at Witton Lakes...
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    Morturn reacted to superdad3's post in the thread Erdington Library with Appreciate Appreciate.
    As mentioned, this was opened by Erdington U.D.C. to be inherited by Birmingham in 1912. Similar to on the south side when BHam also...
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    Morturn reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Erdington Library with Appreciate Appreciate.
    A view from across the, carefully cultivated, Green towards the library.
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