When I was clearing out some old stuff recently, I came across a faux-parchment document that brought a smile to my face. My Mum must have kept it and it came to me in a box full of her personal effects when she died. No scanner, so here it is, word for word, minus the elaborate curly script:
HORNBY RAILWAY COMPANY
At a Directors' Meeting at the Headquarters in the City of Liverpool, County of Lancaster, on the ...FIFTH... day of ...NOVEMBER... 19 ...57... Richard Xxxx of ...DARLINGTON... was elected a Member of the Company and is entitled to the full benefits of Membership
In Witness Whereof, this certificate has been issued.
Roland G Hornby
Chairman
Membership No.
305487
I was almost four years old.
Sniff.
Very cute. Thankfully if you're made from clay you don't get hurt when you fall, cause that kid scared me when he was playing in all those high places.
ReplyDeleteScared for clay figures, I'm getting old.
Brady
Behind Bars - Motorcycles and Life