WW1 British Campaign Medal Guide A wide veriaty of campaign medals were issued to British servicemen including interesting foreign awards. This guide deals with the standard issue medals awarded to servicemen...
Anyone who wants to know more about model railways or toy trains which they have acquired faces an immediate problem in distinguishing between at least five different systems all bearing the name 'Hornby'. As...
Sounds easy, doesn't it, after all kitchen doors are all the same? Well actually they're not. Whilst most modern kitchen cupboards use a standardised set of widths (300,400,450,500,600,800,900 and 1000mm)...
Enid Blyton books are often sought after by people who read her works during their childhood, and had an impression made upon them by the qualities and charm of her writings. I read a great many of her books...
Collectors are realising the value and intrinsic qualities of Victorian and Edwardian shooting accessories. In days gone by, breech loading cartridges were very expensive and mass manufacture unreliable so...
The Broadest part of the chest (shown as Chest on the illustration)For chest measurement, you need to measure the chest at its widest point, which is typically right behind the front legs. If the dog has a...
Once I built a Railroad (and made it run) Initially I enlisted the help of a music student friend during his summer holidays to prepare the foundation of the track. Over the next few weeks, armed with only a...
Following on from my guide about cross stitch charts on EBay, I have been asked by quite a few how to find out prior to buying if the chart is just a photo chart. Ask the seller how many different colour...
An explanation of weight measures and their history and weight conversion tables. Weight Table --------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 oz avoirdupois = 437.500 grains...
As you will see I sell Burmese opium weights in auctions and through my shop http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Naga-Store quite regularly. Many buyers I suspect could do with more information on the history of the...