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    • GilesG
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      Damn you @jordanscollected , I think I just found one in my fave colourway  😃 😃 😃 😃 😃

      https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Large-Antique-Amherst-Japan-Ironstone-Bowl-Floral-Gold-Gilt-1-6kg/124673664987?hash=item1d072127db:g:J0wAAOSwbwVgWmeQ

      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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      • GilesG
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        Shit, and another:

        https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Victorian-AMHERST-JAPAN-Ironstone-Footed-Fruit-Bowl/174681242091?hash=item28abd039eb:g:R0MAAOSw0OBgVhvF

        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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        • jordanscollectedJ
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          Don't act like you aren't thrilled to stumble upon them. There's room on the shelf!

          world tours:
          888 Fat guy chocolate WT
          Mad Red x2
          Wabidashery

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          • GilesG
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            (bidding on 5  😶 😶 😶 😶 :-X)

            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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            • goosehdG
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              @Giles I love that pattern.  Gorgeous.

              Do you have any idea what this pattern is?  Found it in an Antique shop and it’s my favourite tea cup/saucer.

              "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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              • GilesG
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                Thank you, and because the pattern is "Japan" it's very appropriate….

                Re: yours, I don't I am afraid.  I'm no expert but I'm guessing it is genuinely oriental as there are no western markings on it....

                I bidding on this as a present for P atm....

                https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Antique-Amherst-japan-teacup-and-saucer-lovely-floral-pattern/224419502562?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055359.m1431.l2649

                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                • goosehdG
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                  @Giles What a great present!

                  Also quick question about the Giles and Paula cups/mugs? on your shelf.  I like the seal with the underwater mine, and the crab with the torpedo.  Where did you find those?

                  "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                  • GilesG
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                    Aren't they amazing.  They were a present from some very good German friends.  They were at my Kanreki in The Explosion Museum

                    https://www.nmrn.org.uk/explosion-museum-naval-firepower

                    Incidentally, on the foreshore in front of which, is where I fish a lot and where I found this hyper-cool stone shot from the 17th Century lying in the mud…

                    The setting of, and artefacts in,  Explosion left a lasting impression on them, so they had these made with images that conjured up memories of that party…...

                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                    • goosehdG
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                      So very cool and something to be cherished.  Also like the cannon shot/history.  Everyone dreams of being a Astronaut, policeman, doctor growing up.  I wanted to be a pirate…

                      "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                      • goosehdG
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                        @Giles Thank you for the link to the Explosion Museum.  I've just spent an hour reading about the Armada Maps and the battles depicted.  Great history lesson.

                        "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                        • GilesG
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                          It's a really great museum….

                          For my Kanreki, we had the whole joint.  People could go anywhere and do anything....But the meal and the dancing happened in the Grand Magazine.....

                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                          • goosehdG
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                            Not really cooking…

                            "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                            • goosehdG
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                              "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                              • GilesG
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                                Slumming it…..

                                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                  Yep… :D. First time we have had good seafood in 10 years (kids...). We forgot how good it is, and the kids loved the crab legs.  The oysters were a hard pass from the 5yo, and the 10yo at least tried it...then promptly spit it out. 😃

                                  "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                  • NikN
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                                    Maybe the kids will come around. I did. My grandfather was a part of popularising king crab as a food in the USA (was already popular in Japan) in the 1950's, and the family fishing business was healthy until overfishing depleted stocks in the 80's. My family ate fish for most dinners, and oysters were a special once in a while thing to have. Here's an old ad from Life Magazine the company did.

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                                    • goosehdG
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                                      @Nkwkfld Awesome history.

                                      Reminds me of my favourite trip with the wife.  A seafood lovers dream (Seattle Fish Market - 2009)

                                      "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                      • NikN
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                                        Great! I grew up going to that market, even though I live in Portsmouth UK now, just over the water from IHUK in Gosport. Wakefield's Seafoods was also partly based in Alaska since the best king crab fishing is in the Bering Sea. But Seattle is an amazing place.

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                                        • goosehdG
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                                          Breakfast.

                                          "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                          • GilesG
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                                            Two more "Ramen" bowls turned up from eBay…..

                                            I had promised myself I would only buy the colourway on the left from now on, but I love the shape of the one on the right so much, I broke my promise within seconds of making it  :o :o

                                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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