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Read MoreEnd Of An Era
As many of you may be aware a very good friend of mine recently died after a full and fantastic life and a lifetime of collecting. His legacy lives on, but unfortunately the collection has to be broken up and sold at auction. Working with the family, Viewback Auctions will sell the collection on Saturday 19th October at their premises just outside Omagh. This collection is fantastic and includes many rare...
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Read MoreAre you a Collector?
Collectors in Omagh may soon have a new group to join with the formation of the ‘ Omagh Collectors Forum’. Discussions are underway with some local collectors to bring together people who have a similar interest and would like to share their passion for collecting. Felim O’Neill, a member of the steering group said: ‘In the absence of a traditional museum in Omagh, outside the excellent Ulster American...
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Read MoreHarley’s Beagle Blog June 2018
‘The Diet Years’ Hello fans and apologies for not putting pen to paper over the last few very traumatic months. It all began when an article, written by my own personal vet, appeared in our local newspaper under the title ‘Are you guilty of giving your overweight pet too many treats?’ Now it did not take Sherlock Holmes to work out that the fictitious dog named ‘Davidson’ happened to bear a...
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Read More50 Years Collecting
It is a very strange thought that you can measure the various stages of life through something as simple as collecting, and many reading this will not have a clue what I am talking about. I have written before about how some people are collectors while others cannot bear the thought of cluttering up their lives with objects from ‘past lives’. We live in a world of a throw away existence, where a mobile...
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Read MoreKilled on the First Day
KILLED ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME 1ST JULY 1916. On the 11th November 2017 I bought a World War 1 Shell at auction which had been converted into a dinner gong. This was a common practice at the time. What prompted me to buy this artefact was the inscription on the shell case which reads: SENT FROM THE SOMME BY CAPT. R.WILSON CASSELLS KILLED IN ACTION 1ST JULY 1916. Commissioned as a...
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Read MoreHarley’s Beagle Blog October 2017
Hello Harley Beagle fans and welcome to the next gripping instalment based on my true life adventures. I have had a very busy month with hundreds visiting the collection, giving me plenty of hugs and kisses and leaving extremely generous contributions for Cancer Research. Now while I am a very sociable animal my best mate Dusty will never be in line for a Noble Peace Prize. If she does not like you, then...
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Read MoreHarley’s Beagle Blog August 2017
Well hello fans and welcome to the August edition of my blog. Things have changed again at ‘Abingdon Towers’ with the addition of another feline friend. Now I am a dog and maybe I am old fashioned but surely dogs and cats are not supposed to get on. In the good old days dogs chased cats up trees, cats knew their place, hissed back at you and all was fine with the world. Equality has just gone too far and...
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Read MoreWent The Day Well
Those of us who like old black and white films may remember a well known British World War 2 propaganda film from 1942 called ‘Went The Day Well’. This is an excellent film and I would strongly recommend looking it up. Anyway, a few weeks ago Sam Carruthers from MG Owners’ Club NI phoned me to see if I would provide a couple of MGs from The Abingdon Collection in Omagh to assist with the launch of a...
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The Abingdon Collection represents 50 years of passionate collecting and provides an opportunity for visitors to take a "walk in the past". If you lived through the 50's, 60's and 70's, or just like big boy toys, then there is definitely something for you. The Collection is open by appointment only, but every effort will be made to facilitate small groups or individuals. The Collection is open to visitors free of charge, but contributions are gratefully accepted in aid of Cancer Research UK. Follow Us On Twitter
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End Of An Era
As many of you may be aware a very good friend of mine recently died after a full and fantastic life and a lifetime of collecting. His legacy lives on, but unfortunately the collection has to be broken up and sold...
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Are you a Collector?
Collectors in Omagh may soon have a new group to join with the formation of the ‘ Omagh Collectors Forum’. Discussions are underway with some local collectors to bring together people who have a similar interest...
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Harley’s Beagle Blog June 2018
‘The Diet Years’ Hello fans and apologies for not putting pen to...
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50 Years Collecting
It is a very strange thought that you can measure the various stages of life...
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Killed on the First Day
KILLED ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME 1ST JULY 1916. On the...
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Harley’s Beagle Blog October 2017
Hello Harley Beagle fans and welcome to the next gripping instalment based on...
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Harley’s Beagle Blog August 2017
Well hello fans and welcome to the August edition of my blog. Things have...
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Went The Day Well
Those of us who like old black and white films may remember a well known...
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