No1 LRH date?

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No1 LRH date?

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Could anyone tell me when this was made? :whistle:

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I see it as H14158 which is 1958 - according to Turners.
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Olly wrote: ↑Tue Nov 09, 2021 6:36 pm I see it as H14158 which is 1958 - according to Turners.
Brilliant, thanks Olly!

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Dipper wrote: ↑Tue Nov 09, 2021 5:21 pm Could anyone tell me when this was made? :whistle:

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Very shiny.
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The butt on mine seems to have been caught in a car door - but starts with ?78??? which makes it 1951
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Fredline wrote: ↑Tue Nov 09, 2021 6:51 pm
Dipper wrote: ↑Tue Nov 09, 2021 5:21 pm Could anyone tell me when this was made? :whistle:

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Very shiny.
It is, the reflections are the gazebo frame
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more pictures:

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I don’t think it’s ever been used :shocked:
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That is a beauty.
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Good God! That's a very clean and tidy example, has it ever been out of the bag before? :clap:
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Silfield wrote: ↑Tue Nov 09, 2021 8:33 pm Good God! That's a very clean and tidy example, has it ever been out of the bag before? :clap:
I wonder the same, it looks as if it’s never been fished, something that will change now it’s in my possession….
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