Old postcards

Rhiannon Apr 3, 2006 07:29:52

That's a great site you found, Fitz
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/post/45066
- you're right about the stovepipe hat. And I love the hand tinted ones too. It makes me want to rush off to a postcard fair and riffle through the stacks.

fitzcoraldo Apr 3, 2006 08:11:04

Replying to Rhiannon

Hi Rhiannon
It is a lovely site isn't it. There's also a link to a page of lovely old French pictures too.

A word of warning.
It starts with a postcard fair, but before you know it, you'll be craving stamps, coins, and the next thing you know. you're immersed in the deep disturbing twilight world of hardcore anorakary. You'll be reduced to trading your wares in smelly town hall crypts with seedy strangers.

Kammer Apr 3, 2006 19:07:50

Replying to Rhiannon

I was especially interested in the photo of the cave (at the very end of the page) called the Vugha. Does anyone know any more about this?

K x

Mr Hamhead Apr 3, 2006 20:38:36

Replying to Rhiannon

Too right..what a great site! I take it it is recent as it has not come to my attention before. Great photos of Duloe and the drawing of an ern from lanlawren is realy interesting as Lanlawren is 5 mins walk down the road...and I never knew about anything being found there!

Many of the postcards belong to David Thomas, he is based at the Cornwall Records Office and although I knew he collected old postcards (great collection on Methodism in Cornwall) I did not realise he had stuff on antiquities as well..wait till I see him next.

Mr H