Anyone own any interesting memorabilia?

A customer showed me yesterday the stuffed toy that was carried around on the famous 1974 lions tour. He bought it in an auction in Carmarthen surpringly cheap. It also came with a photo of Gareth Edwards and Phil Bennett holding it and was also signed by Phil Bennett.

Just wondering what you guys have?

I have a copy of an old post from the previous 606 site with Hersh's name on it

RubyGuby wrote:I have a copy of an old post from the previous 606 site with Hersh's name on it

Framed in solid silver I hope?

He ain't even on BBC anymore.

t1000 - this is actual a nice thread and I hope people pick up on it - I have some dinner menus for the meal after a few welsh games which I hold on to. My mate Dai Richards owns the main rugby memorabilia site, great stuff on there

Not really memorabilia but before the 2007 World Cup England released a book called year of the rose - it was all about England's World Cup winning year. Was a limited edition and signed by Woodward, jonno, dallagio and wilko. Cost a fortune.

RubyGuby wrote:t1000 - this is actual a nice thread and I hope people pick up on it - I have some dinner menus for the meal after a few welsh games which I hold on to. My mate Dai Richards owns the main rugby memorabilia site, great stuff on there

Hes a Neath boy isn't he?

My Granddad was a member of The Dowlais Male Voice Choir and sang at an event that honoured the 1974 Lions. He gave me, when I was a young girl, a dozen or so pictures that show him with the Lions greats, Edwards, Bennett, JPR, Irvine, Brown, Willie John and several autographs. These men were/are Gods in my eyes and I treasure these photographs. Last year I had the pictures enlarged and mounted for my granddad's 80th birthday party, the 25th Feb 2012 (Wales beat England at HQ!) The enlargement gives these photos a wonderful grainy black and white 70s grimness, think of the closing credits of The Sweeney.

I have lots of rugby tickets from games, including Scotland's wins over SA and Australia Thats a about it though. My missus won a t-shirt signed by Emmit Skiilton (next big movie star from NZ) he probably supports all blacks... does that count?... err...

t1000advancedprototype wrote:

RubyGuby wrote:t1000 - this is actual a nice thread and I hope people pick up on it - I have some dinner menus for the meal after a few welsh games which I hold on to. My mate Dai Richards owns the main rugby memorabilia site, great stuff on there

Hes a Neath boy isn't he?

Port Talbot originally

i nearly snapped my banjo string absolutely smashing a bird that jerry collins also did. i have a slight scar....

but then again, we probably have all got a similar story as jerry got around quite a bit. so i hear.

My Grandfather promised to give me his program from the Wales vs New Zealand game of 1953 on the next occasion Wales beat the All Blacks - I'm still bloody waiting! Although Grancha is long gone, the program is still in the family with my ageing Auntie who, to be fair, has promised to give it to me if the condition is met. I'm not holding my breath I must admit.

gowershowerpower wrote:i nearly snapped my banjo string absolutely smashing a bird that jerry collins also did. i have a slight scar....

but then again, we probably have all got a similar story as jerry got around quite a bit. so i hear.

Is it possible to look like a bigger w*nker?

you tell me lass.....i'll try my damndest.

My little nephew has the best memorabelia, at 10 yrs old took him to the HC semi Blues V leicester, after the game players were signing autographs, there were a multitude of stars on and off the pitch, plus some very soon to be superstars too, I send him down to all the players, he queues, talks to a few then returns about 10 minutes later. I asked who he got to sign his Blues shirt, he replies with...

'The man said I could only have 1 player sign my shirt, so I got the guy with the best hair...'

Chris Poxy Czeckaj!!! What a Holly Wilaboobie!!

thebluesmancometh wrote:My little nephew has the best memorabelia, at 10 yrs old took him to the HC semi Blues V leicester, after the game players were signing autographs, there were a multitude of stars on and off the pitch, plus some very soon to be superstars too, I send him down to all the players, he queues, talks to a few then returns about 10 minutes later. I asked who he got to sign his Blues shirt, he replies with...

'The man said I could only have 1 player sign my shirt, so I got the guy with the best hair...'

Chris Poxy Czeckaj!!! What a Holly Wilaboobie!!

Oh my goodness that's brilliant.

Looseheaded wrote:

thebluesmancometh wrote:My little nephew has the best memorabelia, at 10 yrs old took him to the HC semi Blues V leicester, after the game players were signing autographs, there were a multitude of stars on and off the pitch, plus some very soon to be superstars too, I send him down to all the players, he queues, talks to a few then returns about 10 minutes later. I asked who he got to sign his Blues shirt, he replies with...

'The man said I could only have 1 player sign my shirt, so I got the guy with the best hair...'

Chris Poxy Czeckaj!!! What a Holly Wilaboobie!!

Oh my goodness that's brilliant.

He also tried to convince me not to wash it when we got home as the guy was an 'international star'... Marker came straight off!!

Czekaj would have had a nice career of it wasn't for that horrific leg snap.

t1000advancedprototype wrote:Czekaj would have had a nice career of it wasn't for that horrific leg snap.

He's had an amazing career despite the leg break, and not being very good to begin with. He was never quick, never agile, struggled to defend and shy'd away from contact turning his back and playing safe... then he broke his leg and every aspect of his game went down hill!!!

I bought one of the Richard Parks 737 challenge Dragons tops 2 years ago. Unfortunately it was Ben Castle's, who I wasn't a fan of at the time, but when he had his homecoming at the Senedd, I got Parks to sign the shirt too.

I also have three Wales training tops off Ryan Jones (2 green with 12 on the back and 1 blue with 6)

Got a few of the annual CS v Glos remberance day games signed by both squads, including some legends of the game! One being me

I have a free promotional ball with the IRFU emblem on it inexplicably signed by Jiffy.

Something to do with my dad bumping into him at The Crown in Twickenham during a promotional day or something like that.

Nothing interesting.

programmes and tickets from the RWC matches I've been to

some of those small Corinthian figurines of the All Blacks from the 90s (favs being Fitzy and M Jones).

Michael Jones's autograph

A few pins, including one from a Japan tour to the UK in the 70s

And a photo with SBW

I found a 2003 World Cup final programme in a charity shop. I've always wondered if the original owner was aware that he'd parted with it.

My Grandfather had some kind of Welsh team photo signed by all the greats from the 70's. My Nan mentioned it to me a while back and said I could have it.

Though the greatest piece of rugby memorobilia that I have if a VHS tape of the Crowning Years of Welsh rugby,

Every time I went to visit my grand parents he'd be watching it, sat on the sofa with a fag in his hand.
He died in 1993, and when he did the only thing I asked for was that Video tape, I treasure it.