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Ahoy there!  Thanks for joining me for another instalment of 'Blog Post Monday'.

Another week of searching for treasures and another rather fascinating find with a potential curious link to tell you about...  While stumbling around York Car Boot last weekend I found something that I guess wouldn't ordinarily get my tingles going, however, on this occasion, I was struck by the beauty of it.  I'm a firm believer that beauty can be found in the most obscure of pieces and this pair of antique rifle trigger locks not only radiated beauty, but they were also full of intrigue...

So, as always, get that kettle on and get your pistols out as we take a look at this week's find and the potential link it has with an honourable society...

Welcome to yet another instalment of 'Blog Post Monday'!  How on earth is it Monday again...!?

Anyway, this week I stumbled across a haul of vintage pin badges that I found a while back.  Now, these aren't just your average pin badge.  These pin badges were used as a way to support a cause or a fight, a show of solidarity.  With everything that's going on in the world at present, these little badges struck a chord with me when I found them this week.

We can sometimes feel helpless or powerless, particularly as people who are not in a position to realistically be able to make a direct impact... at least not on our own...  However, as the great late Joe Strummer once said, "without people you're nothing".  If we, the people, stand up collectively, we can demand change and in many cases throughout history, succeed in making that change.  Ultimately, if we stand together, we can defeat whatever life throws at us, because together we are stronger.  This is where something as little as a pin badge can make such a huge statement and this is what this week's blog post is all about.

So, as always, get that kettle on and let's stand together as we look into the art of protest and the role that these little pinned symbols have played throughout history...

Ahoy there and welcome to this week's instalment of 'Blog Post Monday'.

I've had another busy week out and about trying to source you some more new and exciting pieces.  Successful would be an understatement, not in terms of the quantity of items I found, but the quality of items I found, well, one in particular.  It's so special in fact that I've decided to dedicate this week's blog post to it.

So, as always, get that kettle on, dust off those will and testaments, and head for the light at the end of the tunnel, as we dig deep into the world of 'Memento Mori'...

Ahoy there!  Welcome to another instalment of 'Blog Post Monday'.

Another week, another lovely little antique find.  This week's find is all about the miniature, all about the novelty and all about going to bed, my three favourite things!  I stumbled across the absolute sweetest, what is known as a 'go-to-bed match holder'.  I've had a variety of different ones before but I've go to say that none of them have been quite as sweet as this one!  It's so sweet in fact that I've decided to dedicate this week's blog post to it.

So, as always, get that kettle on and sing me a lullaby as we fall deep into the miniature world of the antique go-to-bed match holder...

Welcome to another instalment of 'Blog Post Monday'.

This week I purchased another rather fascinating piece.  I have in fact owned a few connected pieces over the years and it's a subject matter that I always tend to keep an eye out for, don't ask me why...  But, as I do with most of my fascinating finds, I had to write about it.  This week's post is about Zeppelin memorabilia and the collectability of pieces connected to these fascinating air ships and the terror they brought to World War 1.

So, as always, get that kettle on and strap yourselves in as we go up up and away to explore the history of Zeppelins and the reasons why its memorabilia is just so collectable...