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Anceint Order of Froth Blowers
Chrispy  
Posted : Tuesday, 25 September 2012 9:29:12 PM(UTC)
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dug up this little badge thingy last nyt and didnt think to much about it other than it was silver.
googled it wen i got home and couldnt stop giggling. it turns out to be a cufflink for the Ancient Order of Froth Blowers.
huh? i here you say. well this order started in the early 1920s in the uk and was loosly based on a pub charity type
club. they even have there own song/chant. the cufflinks were made by bimingham medal co in 1926-1927 and were stirling silver.
there were 130,000 made but the order had fizzled out by 1930. the cufflinks were awarded to members who recruted somany new members.
very cool. i class it as one of my best finds and will leave it in the same condition as i dug it.
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Metal Kiwi  
Posted : Tuesday, 25 September 2012 10:34:03 PM(UTC)
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Now that is something different.
Well done Chrispy.

MK
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