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[nickjones]

It's much easier for me, I only have 4 bits of giftware. lol.

[YYS4BOB]

Not sure how many I have, but around 180

[motorman]

Not sure how many I have, but around 180

Thats a lot of space needed to display them all, Good luck!!

[motorman]

Were the boxes made from exotic hard woods or are the varnished teak?

[nickjones]

The boxes have a very fine grain to them so I think they might be box wood, Box is what was used to make old tool handles etc, More commonly known as privet or hedge.

[Idris]

The boxes...might be box wood....

Isn't this a truism?

[nickjones]

The boxes...might be box wood....

Isn't this a truism?

Only if I am not lieisming

[johnboy]

The boxes...might be box wood....

Isn't this a truism?

Only if I am not lieisming

That's easy for you to say!

[mike]

Hello Bob,

I found on ebay, this collection in a wooden box.
Is this interesting or rare?

Greetings Mike.

[YYS4BOB]

Hi Mike
The much vaunted "Connoisseurs Set" from 1984.





The publicity said that the set would double in value in a given time frame (by 1990) and if it didn't, you could return it and get your money back. Whether anyone ever tried this, I don't know, but now only worth about 50% of the original retail price. Gave rise to the saga of the James Neale vans.