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Title: Behind the Skirting Boards Post by: 150aceboy on January 07, 2010, 09:32:02 PM Doing a bit of diy just before Christmas, decided to change the skirting boards.
Pulled the first board off the wall, brushing up the mess and found this item, which at first site, being black with dust thought it was a coin. On Front it Says - Edward VIII King & Emperor It reads on reverse - To Commemorate The Coronation of King Edward VIII 1937 Around edge it says - Struck by The makers of Rowntrees Cocoa Jellies & GVMS Anybody have any ideas ??? Ace ;) Title: Re: Behind the Skirting Boards Post by: Roman (Ray) on January 07, 2010, 09:39:33 PM no ideas butty.
but its a nice find for behind a scerting board .lol. Title: Re: Behind the Skirting Boards Post by: SimonH on January 07, 2010, 09:41:04 PM All I got is spiders behind mine, well done Ace :D
Title: Re: Behind the Skirting Boards Post by: The Doc on January 07, 2010, 09:53:26 PM It's "what it says on the tin" Ace. An Edward VIII coronation commemorative issued by Rowntree. Of course, the coronation never happened due to his abdication, but lots of souvenirs had already ben produced.
Title: Re: Behind the Skirting Boards Post by: 150aceboy on January 07, 2010, 10:12:38 PM Thanks Peter for I.D. mate, and thanks guys, unusual for it to be there as the house was only built in 1952, and there was no gap in skirting, so how it ended up there goodness knows ???
Ace ;) Title: Re: Behind the Skirting Boards Post by: bymatt666 (byron) on January 07, 2010, 10:19:06 PM he is better known to us as "the duke of windsor"...he gave up the throne for mrs.wallis simpson...a divorced american woman....the king is not allowed to marry a divorcee apparently......he preferred her to the throne...but had to live in exile for the rest of his life.....he died in paris....what we do for love !!......byron
Title: Re: Behind the Skirting Boards Post by: 150aceboy on January 07, 2010, 10:21:48 PM He must have fallen head over heels for her to abdicate his right to the throne Byron, cheers fella
Ace ;) Title: Re: Behind the Skirting Boards Post by: Sexy Legs (Leighton) on January 07, 2010, 10:24:24 PM Ace, you have a knack for falling ass backwards into finds, lol.
;) Title: Re: Behind the Skirting Boards Post by: 150aceboy on January 07, 2010, 10:28:24 PM I know that fella ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Behind the Skirting Boards Post by: Stig(The) on January 08, 2010, 12:32:55 PM You even find stuff without using your detector! Well done m8. ;D
Title: Re: Behind the Skirting Boards Post by: saxonman on January 08, 2010, 01:03:43 PM ITS WHAT PETER SAYS..BECAME COMMON FROM EDWARDIAN TIMES.ANOTHER NAME FOR THEM (MEDALETTS)ALOT OF THEM WERE MADE OF WHITE METAL...
Title: Re: Behind the Skirting Boards Post by: 150aceboy on January 08, 2010, 01:06:39 PM Cheers for that Saxonman, great stuff mate thanks.
Ace ;) Title: Re: Behind the Skirting Boards Post by: TheLoveDoc on January 08, 2010, 01:12:14 PM When i was doing out my daughters bedroom i ripped the skirting boards off and found an old newspaper from when the house must have been built....i forget the date exactly now but i think it was the 60s....i wish i had kept it now :-\
Title: Re: Behind the Skirting Boards Post by: Richy on January 08, 2010, 02:15:32 PM I had a similar experience when I ripped out a fireplace at my previous house and found an old copy of the Daily Mirror.
The date was the 12th of September 1985 and the date on the newspaper was the 12th September 1935 EXACTLY 50yrs to the day.spooky eh ? :o :o Title: Re: Behind the Skirting Boards Post by: 150aceboy on January 08, 2010, 02:22:43 PM Thats very strange Richy :o :o
Ace ;) Title: Re: Behind the Skirting Boards Post by: Stig(The) on January 08, 2010, 02:57:08 PM Thats very weird Richy,what`s the odds of that happening ???Twilight zone or what. :o
Title: Re: Behind the Skirting Boards Post by: DIG IT! (ADIE) on January 08, 2010, 04:57:30 PM Pity it wasnt the threepence then you would be talking some money apparently they made a few ;)
Title: Re: Behind the Skirting Boards Post by: Legacy Hunter on January 15, 2010, 08:44:51 PM that is a lucky find no detector needed lol
debs Title: Re: Behind the Skirting Boards Post by: KANE (DES) on January 26, 2010, 09:33:05 PM I HAVE A WHITE METAL ONE
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