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DEC 2024

This was our Christmas meeting with lots of nibbles on the table. Mick said that our Nov show was another great and busy event. The next one in March is virtually fully booked. This is the last club meeting that I will be Chairman (after 45 years) and it will be taken over by Bryan Harris. Tonight we hold a connoisseurs raffle in which every member gets a free ticket. On the right is a picture of prizes. Winners Greg - Seltzer Judy - Green top GB Bryan - Dr Soules Hodgy - Whisky Jug Eric - Pot lid Anita - Warners Green marble Codd - Dave Fay - Fairy Light Graham - Cream pot John - Courage beer Mick - Fairy light Anita - 2 china mini jugs Guy - Codd opener Royston - Fairy light

 

On the finds table we had 3 chemist medicines - J W Todd Camberley, Litchfield Farnboro and H Coates Yorktown (Camberley). All fairly local. Johnny Hodgson bought the Aldershot lid at BBR auction. The 2 flagonsWatney Combe Reid and Junior Army & Navy Stores belonged to Guy who bought them on Ebay. Dave bought the other flagon and it had the Emily Gibbons name printed on base. The green poison from Yateley was Gregs find in a junk shop. He also brought along the unusual Ruberoid Cement pot. The stoneware slabseal vets from Lincoln was David's Ebay find. The Xmas decorated ball was actually a WW1 fire grenade brought along by Graham. The Courage pub jug was Micks local Alton piece.
The evenings comp was for an ashtray 1st Mick - Players Navy Cut 2nd= Graham with Phillips Farnborough 2nd= Greg with Robin Next meeting AGM Weds Jan 8th                       ALTON BOTTLE SHOW                         SUN MARCH 16th