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Oct 3, 2010 22:12:01 GMT
Post by Spitfire on Oct 3, 2010 22:12:01 GMT
Please keep your eyes open at antique shops/fairs, junk shops, charity shops, car boot sales, auctions, scrap yards, skips, lofts/attics etc for items which may be of interest to SWARM and let us know if you spot anything. We are interested in: Memorials (a Salford one was spotted in an antiques shop) Medals (Salford medals have been spotted being thrown into skips) Diaries Photos Postcards Small soldier books Family bibles etc, etc, etc Items which SWARM acquire will be catalogued and indexed for forum users to browse, wouldn't it be fantastic if we could reunite some of these precious items with the family to which they belong
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Oct 10, 2010 13:39:07 GMT
Post by fish4 on Oct 10, 2010 13:39:07 GMT
Hiyoh spitfire,
What a brill idea, to try and return them to families. I scout ebay for Salford, and WW1 cards, but have to say, whenever I see these things, I wonder how these once loved and cherished images find there way from family, Sad. Liz
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Oct 10, 2010 13:40:40 GMT
Post by bomber on Oct 10, 2010 13:40:40 GMT
Liz if you see anything on Ebay that might be of interest post the link here, and we can have a look
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Oct 10, 2010 13:53:48 GMT
Post by fish4 on Oct 10, 2010 13:53:48 GMT
Hiyoh Debs, will do.
I replied to you on wantypantsaroonie post, The ones I buy, and I am merciless with other bidders!!!, are of Salford, Cotton mills and WW1. the great war pics are mostly men and horses, obviously it would be rare to find Salford connections, especially as most of these cards do not give much info, The best I can hope for, is that they specify Lanc fusiliers, Manchester reg, or summat like. After scanning them, they sit in a box, which is a waste, So will pass them onto you, but as I said, its rare to have a Salford connection, But they may be good for uniform recognition, or giving somebody an idea of what their ancestor wore/did. What I shall do, is email you an image, then you can decide if you want it.
Galdallover fish
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Oct 10, 2010 14:01:02 GMT
Post by bomber on Oct 10, 2010 14:01:02 GMT
Liz WE have enough people now who would be able to determine which regiment a man served in, so doesn't really matter if its Lancashire Fusiliers or Lancashire Regiment, as so many Lancs/salford men, will have served with most of them. Yeah, email me any, would probably use them all though haha You can email me the Cotton mills as well if you want, if we can't use them on here, I can put them on Flickr with the rest Debs
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Oct 10, 2010 14:10:16 GMT
Post by fish4 on Oct 10, 2010 14:10:16 GMT
Hi Debs, Yeah will do, but dont know how to attach an image to emails here. Have pm`d you about that.
I do need help from some worthy, I will be starting a sculpture of a horse and driver, but I need a good image or info on the tack/carriage fixings/saddle/reins, alter everything as I must get everything correct. I am sorted with the drivers uniform, its the horses I need. The horse will be one from a wagon, not a cavalry mans mount. The cards I am bidding for, on ebey, today, do have some of what I need, but nowhere near enough, so any help/direction to site anything that will give me clear images would be fantasticlyfaby helpful!!.
Liz
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Oct 10, 2010 14:14:30 GMT
Post by bomber on Oct 10, 2010 14:14:30 GMT
I can't help you with that But please post a Pic,when you are finished, would love to see the finished thing Have asked Garry to post a step by step instruction for posting photos Debs
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Oct 10, 2010 14:36:52 GMT
Post by fish4 on Oct 10, 2010 14:36:52 GMT
Cheers Debs, I need all the help I can get with techno stuff!. The horse wont be finished for months and months, or never if I dont get the info I need. Liz
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Oct 10, 2010 14:39:49 GMT
Post by bomber on Oct 10, 2010 14:39:49 GMT
Liz As your photos are posted on an external site, you can put them on here, the link is the 3rd icon along, after the tube icon above the smilies just copy the link and post between [/img] on the image icon Does that help debs
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Oct 10, 2010 15:03:44 GMT
Post by fish4 on Oct 10, 2010 15:03:44 GMT
Cheers Debs, it was the [/img] that got me, I didnt know what to do next!! hahaha twitmeeee! liz
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Oct 10, 2010 15:09:29 GMT
Post by bomber on Oct 10, 2010 15:09:29 GMT
LOL and you have done it so many times on the Salford Forum hahaha
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Oct 10, 2010 15:14:08 GMT
Post by Spitfire on Oct 10, 2010 15:14:08 GMT
Hi Liz, I'm looking forward to seeing the sculpture As for how things end up being seperated from the family I guess there are loads of resaons. I suspect my great grandad may have had to sell his WW1 medals. My great grandmother was a patient at the Salford Royal in December 1940 when it got bombed and in the chaos she lost her beloved tin box which held all her photos and precious bits and pieces and it has never been seen since Items get handed down to family members who have no interest in the past, items get disposed of in house clearances...all so sad On a positive note I've heard of some heart warming stories of people being re-united with the family treasures
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