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Wed May 07, 2014 8:48 pm
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Curling's famous letters are to be auctioned, with an estimate of �7-10,000.
http://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/dominic-winter-book-auctions/catalogue-I'd-2903293/lot-22116853?search ...

Wed May 15, 2013 9:07 am
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For those with a little spare change burning a hole in their pockets, Baldwin's and Dreweatts of London are selling Secretan's medal, with an estimate of �10-12,000, Lot 37.
"A Rare and Emotive ...

Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:57 pm
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Ahhh, wonderful, Lt, to see the old Cliff Sanderson figures out; I have a small set of these myself that my dad bought when they first came out. You must have been inspired, as I was as a kid, when th ...

Sun Jul 22, 2012 6:46 pm
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I have just been very saddened to learn that Simon Ward has died after a long illness. Every forum member will of course know him from Zulu Dawn, and Young Winston, along with many other roles. A grea ...

Tue Jul 10, 2012 4:27 pm
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Well, they went for a princely �49,250.

Mon Jul 09, 2012 3:22 pm
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Many thanks for that, Mel. I spent a happy lunch hour driving around interesting areas of KZN. Never having been there, it has whetted my appetite no end (as if that was necessary!)

Fri Jul 06, 2012 3:15 pm
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Nice link, Old C., thankyou. I do now have the IMA waterbottle et al. I think the bottle is great - not having had one before and wanting one for so long, it couldn't really fail to please at the pric ...

Fri Jun 22, 2012 11:59 am
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Indeed, Soldier Artist is the most remarkable book, I could study the pictures for hours. I also have Lloyd's On Active Service, and Sketches of Indian Life. Oh, what I would give to add the originals ...

Tue Jun 19, 2012 7:54 pm
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Good Lord. I see that W.W. Lloyd'S Zulu War watercolour album is up for grabs at Sotheby's on July 10th, Lot 29, with an estimate of �40,000-60,000. Any takers?

Mon Jun 18, 2012 8:51 pm
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Many thanks for that, Tim. The beeswax method has a comforting simplicity, and is presumably the original method too. I think my kit is an old IMA set, exactly as you describe, although the new sets a ...

Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:48 pm
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A ha, thanks for that, Kiwi. I had visions of slinging one over my shoulder for our walking holidays in the Alps, filling it full of delicious mountain spring water....perhaps not after all. But schna ...

Thu Jun 14, 2012 9:00 am
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Many thanks for the opinions. You're right Kiwi, I haven't seen any others; I have occasionally seen second hand ones on the internet, which are presumably used IMA examples, or makers no longer in pr ...

Tue Jun 12, 2012 7:37 pm
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I was looking at the 1871 pattern water bottle, bag and pouches, belt et al from IMA; they look very nice and have good reviews, and I see that someone in the UK is selling them on ebay - can anyone v ...

Mon Jun 04, 2012 8:57 pm
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Hi Coll, I was just glancing back over this thread; could Ed Yorke be referring to a student working on a post-graduate thesis or dissertation, therefore forthcoming, but not actually going to be publ ...

Thu May 31, 2012 8:17 pm
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Saw, it's been about six years since I read it, but I recall thinking at the time that it had been worth reading.... not knowing much about the medical side of things, or the presence of nurses in Zul ...
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