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James H


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I am grateful to a friend for the following message relating to an artefact that was shown on the BBC TV programme Antiques Roadshow on Sunday, October 5th:

There was a guy whose grandfather designed the tracks for the first operational tank. He had a beautiful silver model, commissioned by Churchill. There are only three in the world - this guy's, one belonging to the manufacturer, and one in the Churchill family.

I didn't see the show, so I can't supply any more details, but I'm assuming this is a descendant of William Tritton. Anyone know anything?

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Available for a limited period on BBC iPlayer (at about 35 mins 40 seconds)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00dzrzf/b00dzrwg/ 

-- Edited by Runflat at 21:26, 2008-10-06

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But not if you live outside the UK. Any chance that someone can grab a screenshot of this model?

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No sooner said than done. Thank you very much for the info, Runflat.

The trouble with iplayer is that you can't just go back a bit - you have to go back to the beginning. So lot of pausing and scribbling went on. Then again, half an hour of Fiona Bruce never did anybody any harm.

The chap who brought the Tank was great-great-grandson of Ernest Squires, whose name doesn't ring a bell but who was involved in the design of the tracks, in Birmingham by the sound of things. I missed the bit where he says whether there are 3 or 4 in existence, but one is with the Churchill family. I'd have to sit through it again to find out, and I can't take any more escritoires just at the moment. Hope this will do.

Enclosed: pics of Tank and pic of letter from Churchill informing him of his CBE.

-- Edited by James H at 23:44, 2008-10-06

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James H wrote:

The trouble with iplayer is that you can't just go back a bit - you have to go back to the beginning.


Try putting your cursor at the end of where the pink time bar has reached and then click, hold and drag along to where you want it.

 



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Thanks, Runflat. It worked.

No news on Mr. Squires as yet. Our friends at Great War Forum are also making enquiries.

The antiques expert valued the letter from Churchill at £500, and the tank at £4000+. The g-g-g-son thinks there are three: his own; one with the Churchills; and one either at Oldbury, near Birmingham, or in what he described as the Tank artillery Officers' Mess. I think the last one needs some clarification

-- Edited by James H at 03:37, 2008-10-07

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Thanks for that, James.

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Well, that episode of AR finally shown here, a few nights back. No, they're not always that late, they're all over the place, on several different channels - might have been shown here before, "san fairy Ann," as they used to say. Anyway, there's some interesting detail and research on Mr Squires etc (and patent details) on http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=107379

I'm guessing most here have seen all that already - just recording the link while I remember, and since there has been recent discussion of (much later manufacture) silver rhomboids.

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I have one of these. Anyone interested. USA. Chic go area. 847 307 4000

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