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Old 07-12-20, 08:24 PM
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Just found reference to these bed/duty plates, in " standing orders Coldstream Guards 1907 ". Referred to as quite simply " bed tickets "
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Old 07-12-20, 08:30 PM
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Just for general interest
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Old 07-12-20, 09:14 PM
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Thats a cracking collection.
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Old 07-12-20, 09:19 PM
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Thanks Andy to be honest I didn't go out of my way to collect them, just used to pick them up if they were 'cheap as chips'
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And reviving that favourite, "old topic would you clean it?" I am now the official owner of the GG bed plate(I was the unofficial owner before i.e I nabbed it) and it's looking very grubby. Might just give it a little rub with a cloth rather than going the whole nine yards. But I'm very tempted to have it looking pristine...
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As an ex Guardsman myself I would clean it to a pristine condition as that is certainly how it would have appeared when in possession of the original owner!

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As an ex Guardsman myself I would clean it to a pristine condition as that is certainly how it would have appeared when in possession of the original owner!

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I know it's extremely tempting, the eternal wrestle of conscience between retaining patina and making it look as it should. It's a struggle.
As you can see in the pic, it's dead grubby.
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Old 13-12-20, 04:51 PM
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A dilemma I know but he would have lost his name with his bed plate in that condition

Perhaps Andy can give an opinion on this one.

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Old 13-12-20, 04:56 PM
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Give it a rub if it makes you happy, it's not as though you will damage it!

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I know it's extremely tempting, the eternal wrestle of conscience between retaining patina and making it look as it should. It's a struggle.
As you can see in the pic, it's dead grubby.
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Old 13-12-20, 05:11 PM
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I would leave it as it is. Its patina.
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Give it a rub if it makes you happy, it's not as though you will damage it!
I think that may be the way forward, quick rub, no damage done😂
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Old 13-12-20, 05:27 PM
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Bare in mind that it's not a magic lamp, so I hope you will not be disappointed!


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Old 13-12-20, 05:41 PM
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" Bed tickets "
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Just found another one of these bed plates at the flea market. I wonder how these are ending up in the states.

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speaking about plates, I spotted this one recently. But the lettering/font seems not quite right...
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