What do people collect?

[Tigerlily]

Originally Posted by Frank Kelley

Barrie was one thing, I ended up having to be his character "Peter" in a play at primary school, but, the Llewelyn Davies family were very interesting indeed, they were cousins of a certain Daphne du Maurier, who happened to be Freddy Browning's wife, small world isn't it?

Fascinating, one of my favourite subjects Frank, the thought that one of the original inspirations for Pan was killed in action, is quite moving. A lot of tragedy in that family. You have inadvertently stumbled upon the true reason for my forum name, putting PWRR, Leics, York and Lancs and Royal Hampshires aside

[Frank Kelley]

Well, from my point of view, that the original inspiration for Peter was killed is a bit of a bugger really, he was, certainly destined "to never grow up" but, that was the appalling reality for almost a whole generation really, very sad indeed, a loss felt in every street, in every town, truly shocking.

[Tigerlily]

Well precisely, the boy who never grew up.
"To die would be an awfully big adventure" it puts a horribly poignant spin on it.

[Frank Kelley]

I forgot to add, I think that particular nickname is still unfair, notwithstanding, all of your interests.

[Roy]

Hi Michael,

I think that's a great question. As a lifelong collector, I just love collecting and passions have changed over the years but military history has always been the strongest theme.

Current active (sort of) collections are:

Militia buttons
Shropshire insignia & photos
Black Watch badges
Medals to my family name
Webley self-loading pistols
Wilkinson guns
BSA Lee-Speed rifles
Militia shako plates
Single malt Scotch whisky

Although I never seem to do well with the latter as it keeps 'evaporating'..

Gosh writing down that list is scary - no wonder I'm always broke...

Cheerio, Roy.

[Tigerlily]

Originally Posted by Frank Kelley

I forgot to add, I think that particular nickname is still unfair, notwithstanding, all of your interests.

Thank you Frank you can be my friend instead.

[Tigerlily]

Originally Posted by Roy

Hi Michael,

I think that's a great question. As a lifelong collector, I just love collecting and passions have changed over the years but military history has always been the strongest theme.

Current active (sort of) collections are:

Militia buttons
Shropshire insignia & photos
Black Watch badges
Medals to my family name
Webley self-loading pistols
Wilkinson guns
BSA Lee-Speed rifles
Militia shako plates
Single malt Scotch whisky

Although I never seem to do well with the latter as it keeps 'evaporating'..

Gosh writing down that list is scary - no wonder I'm always broke...

Cheerio, Roy.

Roy you should be collecting Irish Whisky instead

[Roy]

O' I've had a few bottles of that too and just like the Scotch it keeps disappearing...

[Tigerlily]

Originally Posted by Roy

O' I've had a few bottles of that too and just like the Scotch it keeps disappearing...

It does that.
Must be a hole in the bottom of my champagne bottle as well cos that's just disappeared. Whole flippin' bottle. You'd think Lanson could do better

[Frank Kelley]

Was it black label or their rather nice rose brut nv?

Originally Posted by Tigerlily

It does that.
Must be a hole in the bottom of my champagne bottle as well cos that's just disappeared. Whole flippin' bottle. You'd think Lanson could do better

[Tigerlily]

Brut Rose always. Its my absolute favourite.

[DJT]

Like Peter, I collect to my home town regiment which is the Royal Dublin Fusiliers. I prefer concentrating on one theme but each to their own!

[Frank Kelley]

I don't blame you, they were just so good, the Boers often referred to them as the devil's own, with good reason too.

Originally Posted by DJT

Like Peter, I collect to my home town regiment which is the Royal Dublin Fusiliers. I prefer concentrating on one theme but each to their own!

[Alex Rice]

To change the topic slightly, I am mostly a British badge collector but if you look to the top of the pages, I recently published a book on South African Naval badges, so your collecting themes can really go all over the place...

[Loski]

Hi for me it started when a friend gave me a post UDI Rhodesian Light infantry beret badge and now i collect Rhodesian Stable Belts and cap/beret badges.