OneGuyFromBarlick

You have it Tiz. Pigeon cotes, a good protein supplement in days gone by.
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Apologies because this is mainly for Barlickers or those with very good memories. Who lived in the house in Chapel Street that had a Monkey Puzzle tree in the garden? (Pity that someone took it out, I think it was the only one in the town)

I believe that it was Nurse Edith Barlows, Barlick's legendary midwife.

Stanley, have you never seen the size of a mature Monkey Puzzle tree?

There is a Victorian "country pile", can't remember the name that we visited, it's up on the North East coast near Alnwick. A good proportion of the estate is planted with araucaria araucana. They are very impressive when they are grown up. Victorians were very keen on the species, It's a bit like coals to Newcastle there I suppose, that coast was covered in them millions of years ago and gave rise to the Whitby Jet industry.

Yes Tiz but in that tiny front garden the root growth would be severely restricted. Ian is dead right of course, Edie Barlow midwife extraordinary.

There's a well-known Monkey Puzzle in a small garden in a village near here. It stands higher than anything else in the village except for the church steeple and you can see it as a landmark from many miles away. The villagers can find there way home by it.

When they have been to the pub on a dark night?

Of course - after all, this is the land of scrumpy cider!

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Pure guess. Is it something to do with spinning fibres by hand?

You are very warm China, it's textiles.

I recognised it immediately from my childhood. Most kids had one - it was used as a sword in pirate games. We knew it was something from the mill - but I haven't any idea what its original purpose was.

PS - I seem to remember I think we called them 'spindles'

I'm going to give it to you David. It's a spindle out of the carriage on a mule frame. The small pulley was for the driving band that spun them and the yarn package, usually a weaving cop was formed on them.
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"I'm going to give it to you David. It's a spindle"

Wow - that's a first - I wasn't even actually entering - just reminiscing.

You named it correctly! Try this one....

One for me? Is it made of bamboo?

Yes, but what is it?

Is it a brush pot?

Wendyf wrote: ↑08 Apr 2017, 05:47 Is it a brush pot?

...for holding the calligraphy brushes, or I was thinking the ink, Wendy.

Wendy has it exactly. I can't remember where I got it but didn't realise what it was until I cleaned it up. I think it has a bit of age to it and the light engraving on it is very good quality.

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No takers? Maz has sent this one for you to ponder on. What product sports this label?

Butter churns Stanley?

Yes Wendy, Blow butter churns for about a quart of cream. Twice a week at Harrods Farm it was my job to turn the handle for Mrs Gleed to keep us supplied with butter.
Now you can all concentrate on Maz!

Maz, is it Foster's lager?