tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post1085310088820946042..comments2024-03-13T07:34:24.149+00:00Comments on The Age of Uncertainty: More things found in books...Steerforthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-31615158397661528192009-05-17T11:22:00.000+00:002009-05-17T11:22:00.000+00:00I think the badge thing denotes a signals operator...I think the badge thing denotes a signals operator or the like. Sorry to be boring. He could of course be a signals operator in a totalitarian state, if it makes you happier.Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-78230150406231279102009-05-16T08:00:00.000+00:002009-05-16T08:00:00.000+00:00Now there's an idea...Now there's an idea...Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-21715333479437787082009-05-16T06:05:00.000+00:002009-05-16T06:05:00.000+00:00Keep all the details of each item - and write a bo...Keep all the details of each item - and write a book about them - it would be fascinating and I'm sure it would sell - frankly, you would have no problem finding a publisher if you present it properly.Grey Areahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18240869670530738753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-78659647594073806962009-05-15T23:01:00.000+00:002009-05-15T23:01:00.000+00:00Isn't that insignia the Boy Scout badge for comple...Isn't that insignia the Boy Scout badge for completing the task of electrocuting Akela using a Van de Graaff generator?John Selfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05761816149593541133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-85459919987070645132009-05-15T22:09:00.000+00:002009-05-15T22:09:00.000+00:00What good use you put these finds to Steerforth.
...What good use you put these finds to Steerforth.<br /><br />And they could be immortalised by no finer memorialist, even as 'fragments' of lives.<br /><br />Sometimes a snapshot can be strangely more poignant than the whole story. <br /><br />I ought to add I found many keepsakes such as these when working in a secondhand bookshop myself and we did actually find ourselves keeping them all in a little box and occasionally going through them all in tea breaks.The Poet Laura-eatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07779308486569849157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-63770943568604974982009-05-15T11:39:00.000+00:002009-05-15T11:39:00.000+00:00This is magical! What extraordinary discoveries - ...This is magical! What extraordinary discoveries - and also a terrific plot for a novel, or rather a book of short stories.<br /><br />xHelen Brocklebankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04572008161376510229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-39474515147962483392009-05-15T04:25:00.000+00:002009-05-15T04:25:00.000+00:00Keep the bookmarks! You might want to keep a recor...Keep the bookmarks! You might want to keep a record of which book they were found in and the date of publication of the book. Maybe you'll notice trends? Or find something interesting?<br /><br />I am quite envious of your being able to spend so much time with books and memorabilia.The Archduchesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01980029518089635145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32570460.post-46586609961609020432009-05-15T01:51:00.000+00:002009-05-15T01:51:00.000+00:00These are fascinating! I assume the sketch is Tom ...These are fascinating! I assume the sketch is Tom Milineux, and based on this one: http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/Collections/OnlineResources/RWWC/objects/image.htm?rid=59198&size=3&pid=6&oid=94317JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.com