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Grandpa's toy parrot

old toy always in family

We have a little wooden parrot which is painted green and red and has a metal shape for claws. It belonged to my husband's grandfather when he was a small boy (about 1880s). It rocks on its metal claws and has always stood on the top edge of a tallboy and given immense pleasure to four generations of small children.

Posted by: lizzieb
Uploaded: 27th September 2007
TAGS > 19th Century toy parrot
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1947 Signal Hill Capetown

1947 Royal Visit to Cape Town

Royal family visit to Capetown in 1947

In 1947 I was a small girl at a primary school called 'Kings Road School' in Capetown. The royal family came into Table Bay on the HMS Vanguard to pay a visit to South Africa. On board was our present Queen who was then Princess Elizabeth. She celebrated her 21sth birthday in Capetown. We climbed Signal Hill dressed in our brown uniforms and white panama hats and stood in a line to form the word WELCOME.

Posted by: lizzieb
Uploaded: 26th September 2007
TAGS > 1947, Princess Elizabeth,Capetown, South Africa,Signal Hill