 This is the secret of Granddads trunk (157 pictures), This thread is devoted to Granddad, RIP |
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 Nov 1 2005, 01:27 AM
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Major-General Group: Old Sweats Posts: 4,197 Joined: 20-October 02 From: NRW Member No.: 80  |
This is Granddads officer trunk from 1918; it was sent back to Grandma when her husband left her, my 3 year old father and his brother for ever, May 1st,1918 on the battlefield between Merville and Bois de Nieppe.
The trunk is locked and who knows what's inside?
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Nov 1 2005, 02:01 AM
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Major-General Group: Old Sweats Posts: 3,291 Joined: 18-October 02 Member No.: 16 |
Go on, then, Egbert. I'm curious.
Gwyn |
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Nov 1 2005, 04:15 AM
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Lieut-Colonel Group: Old Sweats Posts: 1,348 Joined: 15-November 02 From: Bedale North Yorkshire Member No.: 261 |
Please open it before Sunday, I have to go back to sea for a month.
Roger. |
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Nov 1 2005, 04:18 AM
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Lieut-Colonel Group: Old Sweats Posts: 520 Joined: 1-March 04 From: Seaside, Oregon USA Member No.: 2,297 |
Well!
Are you going to open it? Or do We pick the lock! gordon |
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Nov 1 2005, 04:35 AM
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Sergeant Group: Members2 Posts: 39 Joined: 22-October 05 From: San Diego, California USA Member No.: 8,510 |
I'll play! Tins of food, extra socks, and sheet music. Mundane to the ridiculous.
How did anyone resist unlocking it until now? |
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Nov 1 2005, 09:10 AM
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Lieut-Colonel Group: Old Sweats Posts: 1,515 Joined: 24-December 02 Member No.: 364 |
According to your avitar the trunk belonged to a grand-dad of the German persuasion. Had it been the second world war I am guessing that it will be full of earth from Poland where he was helping to shift the country back to the homeland bit by bit. However being the first world war I think that it will be empty. His kit would have been divvied out to his surviving mates and it was just the box that was shipped home as no-one wanted it.
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Nov 1 2005, 10:16 AM
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Brigadier-General Group: Old Sweats Posts: 2,176 Joined: 27-April 05 From: East Sussex Member No.: 6,939 |
Secret papers never been seen before. A map of the UK with all the pubs shown in red!
Come on you have to open it now, we're dying to see whats inside. Mandy |
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Nov 1 2005, 12:43 PM
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Lieut-General Group: Admin Posts: 5,509 Joined: 19-October 02 From: Northamptonshire Member No.: 77 |
No, take the money!!
(Egbert - a long time ago there was a TV game show called 'Open the Box' in which successful competitors culd choose between a cash prize or the unknown contents of a box. The audience encouraged the contestants with shouts of "open the box" and "take the money") |
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Nov 1 2005, 12:46 PM
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Lieut-General Group: Old Sweats Posts: 6,528 Joined: 6-March 04 From: Cambridgeshire Member No.: 2,388 |
QUOTE (Kate Wills @ Nov 1 2005, 12:43 PM) No, take the money!! a long time ago there was a TV game show called 'Open the Box' in which successful competitors culd choose between a cash prize or the unknown contents of a box. The audience encouraged the contestants with shouts of "open the box" and "take the money")  "Take Your Pick".............Open the box was an option,they say your memory starts to go when you pass 50,{From one who knows!} Your Quiz & Inqusitor tonight is Mr Michael Miles...........Werent Sunday evenings gentle way back then!  It'll be full of Reichsmarks,pre Inflation............Loaf of bread anyone? |
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Nov 1 2005, 01:06 PM
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Brigadier-General Group: Old Sweats Posts: 2,711 Joined: 18-February 04 From: The Gateway Member No.: 2,135 |
Harry and Kate remember "Take Your Pick" with Michael Miles on the telly. This old geezer remembers it on the wireless (radio for younger pals).
Radio Luxembourg, 208 metres medium wave, only receivable in reasonable fidelity after dark (now why was that, wireless techies?), so daytime Radio Lux broadcasts were all en francais. I digress. The thing I recall was the "generosity" of the money offered for the key. "I'll give you 5 bob"... "No, I'll open the box"..."7/6 then"..."No, I'll open the box"..."10 bob?" etc. THey brought it back, briefly, a few years ago IIRC. As for what's in Egbert's grandad's trunk - his (German) field-marshal's baton, the manuscript of THE (unpublished) novel of the Great War (it would have pushed even Mr Blackadder's opus into the shade) - and the items suggested by busybee. Jim |
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Nov 1 2005, 01:22 PM
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Major-General Group: Old Sweats Posts: 4,197 Joined: 20-October 02 From: NRW Member No.: 80 |
Thanx a lot for youe encouragements
 Before I can open the box, I need to find the key! Last week I restored this old lock and freed it from 87 years of rust; wow I found the key -so we might do the job; maybe piece by piece, day by day?
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Nov 1 2005, 01:25 PM
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Major-General Group: Old Sweats Posts: 4,301 Joined: 19-October 02 From: Surrey Member No.: 70 |
Oooh Egbert, you are a tease !
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Nov 1 2005, 01:27 PM
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Major-General Group: Old Sweats Posts: 3,291 Joined: 18-October 02 Member No.: 16 |
It's a beautifully unusual key! Think of your grandad handling it, inserting it into the padlock, carefully lifting the lid and........
Gwyn |
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Nov 1 2005, 01:28 PM
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Major-General Group: Old Sweats Posts: 3,539 Joined: 4-February 05 From: North east Vic. Aust. Member No.: 6,083 |
Egbert has been reading Des's blog, and taken some lessons in how to draw out the suspense.
Cheers Kim |
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Nov 1 2005, 01:46 PM
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Brigadier-General Group: Old Sweats Posts: 2,176 Joined: 27-April 05 From: East Sussex Member No.: 6,939 |
If we were any nearer to him we could go 'over there' and kidnap his wife til he opened the box!
Mandy Ps Ok so he wouldn't do it and we would be laft with the misses I know but it sounded good to start with! |
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Nov 1 2005, 01:50 PM
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Major-General Group: Old Sweats Posts: 3,539 Joined: 4-February 05 From: North east Vic. Aust. Member No.: 6,083 |
 Cheers Kim |
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Nov 1 2005, 01:56 PM
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Private Group: Members1 Posts: 4 Joined: 1-November 05 Member No.: 8,647 |
I wish he would hurry up, I've only joined so I can find out what's in it.
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Nov 1 2005, 02:18 PM
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Major-General Group: Old Sweats Posts: 3,539 Joined: 4-February 05 From: North east Vic. Aust. Member No.: 6,083 |
Welcome to the forum, Songbird.
Cheers Kim |
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Nov 1 2005, 03:55 PM
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Lieut-Colonel Group: Old Sweats Posts: 1,686 Joined: 11-April 05 From: manchester Member No.: 6,801 |
mandy if you kidnap my missus i will run down there and get the box for you and you can keep her as long as you want
 OHHH what bliss that would be,maybe the dog would come back home,bernard
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Nov 1 2005, 04:06 PM
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Lieutenant Group: Members2 Posts: 196 Joined: 30-November 04 From: Gosport, Hampshire Member No.: 5,168 |
You could borrow my Wife for a couple of months, but she only does cleaning and cooking now, and its the cooking thats the problem, its too good, if she's away me and the dogs might lose some weight. Just about to tackle a couple of bowls of London particular(soup) followed by steamed treacle pudding. oh dear! I can feel the calories already.
And Egbert, for goodness sake dont keep us in suspense, I dont care if your G-Dad was in the Irish Salvation Army Len |
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Nov 1 2005, 04:10 PM
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Lieut-General Group: Old Sweats Posts: 6,528 Joined: 6-March 04 From: Cambridgeshire Member No.: 2,388 |
I know its been eighty years;since the contents last saw light of day,but could I offer a couple of suggestions ...........................
 Patience,patience........ |
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Nov 1 2005, 04:14 PM
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Lieut-General Group: Old Sweats Posts: 5,254 Joined: 3-March 05 From: West London UK Member No.: 6,448 |
Do be a good chap and open the box-carefully, of course!
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Nov 1 2005, 04:30 PM
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Lieut-Colonel Group: Old Sweats Posts: 984 Joined: 13-June 05 From: Norfolk Member No.: 7,274 |
The suspense is killing me!
How about just using a small piece of C4? Steve |
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Nov 1 2005, 04:39 PM
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Captain Group: Old Sweats Posts: 286 Joined: 22-October 02 From: Walmley, Sutton Coldfield, West Mids. Member No.: 111 |
OPEN THE BOX!!
I don't want the money!! Dave |
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Nov 1 2005, 04:59 PM
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Private Group: Members1 Posts: 4 Joined: 1-November 05 Member No.: 8,647 |
Has Egbert gone to sleep?
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