1905 Fosters Snowflake Float.
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1905 Fosters Snowflake Float.
I picked this Fosters Snowflake float from 1905 up at Redditch the weekend and had a go at making a replica. I am quite chuffed with the result.
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Re: 1905 Fosters Snowflake Float.
Amazing! Its like they were separated at birth
I walked across an empty land
I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
I felt the earth beneath my feet
Sat by the river and it made me complete.
I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
I felt the earth beneath my feet
Sat by the river and it made me complete.
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Re: 1905 Fosters Snowflake Float.
I assume you've christened the one on the left Danny (DeVito) ... and the right Arnold (Schwarzenegger).
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Re: 1905 Fosters Snowflake Float.
If the one on the left is the snowflake the other is definitely the snowball
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Re: 1905 Fosters Snowflake Float.
I see, you set the rod up in rests, open the bail arm and give the float a good whack with a racket?
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Re: 1905 Fosters Snowflake Float.
You have it right Jeremy, I did say earlier that John had "served up" a fine effort of a float!Jeremy Croxall wrote: ↑Wed May 16, 2018 7:16 am I see, you set the rod up in rests, open the bail arm and give the float a good whack with a racket?
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Re: 1905 Fosters Snowflake Float.
"You cannot be serious"!...... Excellent job Fredline, never even heard of this type of float.
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Re: 1905 Fosters Snowflake Float.
What would you use the tennis ball float for? I'd like to know the story behind the snowflake float please.