Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

That 9.30am breakfast has done me for the rest of the day! :D I struggled just to manage a snack! :eek: ;) :thumbsup:

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btb01 said:
Jack, I saw this photo recently of sandwiches for sale in London in 1972, and for some reason it made me think of your Thursday market visits…
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The only thing missing are cigarettes for sale. ;) 😊😊😊
Jack Black said:
After cutting up some cardboard in the garden, I took my mate for breakfast in a nice family-run cafe :) Great service, and two huge breakfasts (4 rashers, 2 sausages, Spam, black pudding, scrambled eggs, 3 hash browns, baked beans, tomatoes, mushrooms, and a pile of toast), with 2 cups of coffee apiece, and 2 sausage rolls and a large doughnut to take away, for £24 :) That's pretty good here these days :thumbsup:
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A feast. :p:p:p.
sceva said:
Wow, that is a long way from the sterile, cellophane wrapped sandwiches you would find in 1972 where I was. I bet they were a lot tastier though.

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That is some beautiful Rosewood. 👌❤️
Jack Black said:
I don't think they were made in China though, the quality would be better :thumbsup:
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When the Chinese get it right, they turn out some good stuff.
 
Jack Black said:
Not a Frankenstein Harvey, and your photography skills elevate that monster to a new level! :D ;) Nothing wrong with the steel despite a lack of frills though :) Who actually made them, I don't know, the past few decades have been strange ones for TEW. I don't think they were made in China though, the quality would be better :thumbsup:
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That lack of frills makes for a great carry tradesman pal like a Sheldon. Very sturdy.
Jack Black said:
I struggled just to manage a snack!
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The fireworks have already started outside, but tomorrow night there'll be many more. When I was a kid, November 5th - Bonfire Night or Guy Fawkes Night - was the biggest night of the year. For weeks in advance, children would be collecting wood to build bonfires, pooling their money to buy fireworks, making effigies of old Guy Fawkes (or some currently unpopular figure), and then assembling with their friends, neighbours, siblings, and parents for a riotous evening of fire, smoke, fireworks, toffee apples, roast chestnuts, and all sorts of sweet treats and mischief. Few knew the reasons behind the commemoration of the 1605 Gunpowder Plot, which had gone on, annually, for hundreds of years, but most, at least, knew the bare bones of the story, even if, for many, certainly in his native Yorkshire, Guy Fawkes had become a celebratory figure. There'll undoubtedly be many more bangs and explosions where I live tomorrow, maybe a few bonfires too, but restrictions on public firework sales, and changing attitudes, have meant that Bonfire Night has, generally, been in decline for decades. Even so, there won't be many in the kingdom, who won't, at the very least, note the date;

Remember, remember, the 5th of November,

Gunpowder, treason and plot.

I see no reason

Why gunpowder treason

Should ever be forgot.

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From By George! by George Cunningham, a Sheffield cutler and artist, who published 2 volumes of his paintings and sketches of Sheffield life, accompanied by his autobiographical tales. At least 2 BF members have claimed him as a relative, including our old friend donn donn :) :thumbsup:
 
cudgee said:
The only thing missing are cigarettes for sale. ;) 😊😊😊
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🤣 :thumbsup:
cudgee said:
A feast. :p:p:p.
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It was! :D A got a great-looking doughnut, I hope will keep until tomorrow! 😂;)

cudgee said:
When the Chinese get it right, they turn out some good stuff.
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Definitely mate :) They did a great job of the fireworks I'm hearing outside! 😂:thumbsup:
cigarrodog said:
That lack of frills makes for a great carry tradesman pal like a Sheldon. Very sturdy.

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The Sheldons were very popular in their day Harvey, and TEW must have produced thousands of Lambsfoot knives with Bexoid covers :) :thumbsup:

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Apart from a couple of times, when I've been out with friends, I seem to have lost my taste for alcohol post-Covid. A couple of months of relative abstinence certainly won't do me any harm, so I haven't fought it! :D Beer kind of tastes different, wine even more so, but I'm sure I'll get my taste back at some point, and I thought I'd try a can tonight, just to kind of monitor the situation ;) Hope springs Eternal :D :thumbsup:

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Darn it! 😠 It's been a pretty nice day today, and I was hoping to go for a walk tomorrow. Just checked the weather forecast, and it's due to rain all day tomorrow, just like last Saturday :(
 
Jack Black said:
Apart from a couple of times, when I've been out with friends, I seem to have lost my taste for alcohol post-Covid. A couple of months of relative abstinence certainly won't do me any harm, so I haven't fought it! :D Beer kind of tastes different, wine even more so, but I'm sure I'll get my taste back at some point, and I thought I'd try a can tonight, just to kind of monitor the situation ;) Hope springs Eternal :D :thumbsup:

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I think I'm going to sit back and mentor a few also Jack.
 
Interesting history on Guy Fawkes and Bon Fire Night. I knew a little about it. You've helped fill in some gaps about it. Thanks Jack!👍
 
Jack Black said:
The fireworks have already started outside, but tomorrow night there'll be many more. When I was a kid, November 5th - Bonfire Night or Guy Fawkes Night - was the biggest night of the year. For weeks in advance, children would be collecting wood to build bonfires, pooling their money to buy fireworks, making effigies of old Guy Fawkes (or some currently unpopular figure), and then assembling with their friends, neighbours, siblings, and parents for a riotous evening of fire, smoke, fireworks, toffee apples, roast chestnuts, and all sorts of sweet treats and mischief. Few knew the reasons behind the commemoration of the 1605 Gunpowder Plot, which had gone on, annually, for hundreds of years, but most, at least, knew the bare bones of the story, even if, for many, certainly in his native Yorkshire, Guy Fawkes had become a celebratory figure. There'll undoubtedly be many more bangs and explosions where I live tomorrow, maybe a few bonfires too, but restrictions on public firework sales, and changing attitudes, have meant that Bonfire Night has, generally, been in decline for decades. Even so, there won't be many in the kingdom, who won't, at the very least, note the date;

Remember, remember, the 5th of November,

Gunpowder, treason and plot.

I see no reason

Why gunpowder treason

Should ever be forgot.

boy-carrying-fireworks1.jpg


WA5940416.jpg

67204e1172d00e3dacba83cdf9d477fc--childhood-memories-the-fifth-of-november.jpg


7-small-20.jpg


skynews-fireworks-bonfire-guy-fawkes_4146288.jpg


6wOKaNc.jpg


NqXVbAi.jpg


OHVPARL.jpg


From By George! by George Cunningham, a Sheffield cutler and artist, who published 2 volumes of his paintings and sketches of Sheffield life, accompanied by his autobiographical tales. At least 2 BF members have claimed him as a relative, including our old friend donn donn :) :thumbsup:
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Can you imagine the " Outrage " if they still had cracker night. That magnificent photo of the little girl holding a bundle of explosive power would cause a melt down in todays media 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🥳
 
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