Why we fund raise for the museum

CharltonAthMuseum

The museum trustees are forever grateful for the support given by Charlton Life members and other Addicks in terms of donations and purchases of photos and other items that we sell.

In case you are wondering why we work so hard to raise that money we'd like to give you an example.

This medal is perhaps the most important in the club's history because it is from the very start of the club's existance and it is, to our best knowledge, the only one still in existance.

We have had it on loan but now it has been put up for sale along with a long list of other items from the early history of the club.

The price of the medal alone is £2,000. In total we need £4,200 to secure all the items that include player passes from 1923, a 1924 letter from the supporters club to Scott Kingsley, a 1923 share certificate and a royal box programme (no adverts) from the 1947 cup final.

Selling the Who posters, big thanks to anyone who bought one, and other sales have given us a healthy bank balance but this purchase will make a big dent it that.

So, please buy some more pictures or if you feel you can make a donation, big or small. It is all our history after all.

Thanks

The Museum Trustees

Henry Irving

Charlton Athletic Museum
Nat West Bank
sort code 60 16 03
Account number 7377 2593

or via paypal to cafchistorian@gmail.com

GlassHalfFull

Oh go on then - a bullseye

Henry Irving

GlassHalfFull said:

Oh go on then - a bullseye

Top man Alan

Henry Irving

Thanks for all the support.

PS someone LOL'ed fund raising for the museum?

Henry Irving

Some sad people out there but far outnumbered by generous fans.

Just checked the bank account and thanks again for the donations big and small

Henry Irving

Another big payment this morning.

Charlton fans never let you down.

Lincsaddick

who is selling this medal for £2,000 ?

iamdan

I have hundreds of home and away programmes 1996-2007 and couple from 2007 onwards. Would the museum like them?

Henry Irving

iamdan said:

I have hundreds of home and away programmes 1996-2007 and couple from 2007 onwards. Would the museum like them?

Without sounding rude, thanks but no thanks. Modern programmes we have lots of and they are a really hard sell. Even the 1950s one are hard to sell.

Appreciate the offer though and if you any other stuff like tickets, scarves, badges, leaflets then there is a good chance we dont have those.

Henry Irving

Anyone on Twitter can you retweet tweets about this on @chathmuseum and help spread the news

stonemuse

Henry Irving said:

Anyone on Twitter can you retweet tweets about this on @chathmuseum and help spread the news

done

Henry Irving

stonemuse said:

Henry Irving said:

Anyone on Twitter can you retweet tweets about this on @chathmuseum and help spread the news

done

Thanks

Henry Irving

More donations today

Thanks BS and AS and all the previous donors.

Henry Irving

I'm told we've had another £100 donation from a regular reader although not poster.

Thank you.

CharltonAthMuseum

Part of the purchase mentioned above was a very good condition copy of the club's first ever handbook from 1921

Thanks to all the fans who enabled the Museum to buy all these items by buying photos etc and making donations.

It wouldn't be possible without all your help.

CharltonAthMuseum

Season ticket prices in 1921

That's £1.05p and 52.5p to you youngsters

CharltonAthMuseum

The handbook aslo contains the oldest written history of the club

letthegoodtimesroll

CharltonAthMuseum said:

Season ticket prices in 1921

That's £1.05p and 52.5p to you youngsters

My first season ticket was for the 68/69 season and cost my mum 30 bob

Ten and six 47 years earlier sounds a bit expensive

cantersaddick

letthegoodtimesroll said:

CharltonAthMuseum said:

Season ticket prices in 1921

That's £1.05p and 52.5p to you youngsters

My first season ticket was for the 68/69 season and cost my mum 30 bob

Ten and six 47 years earlier sounds a bit expensive

I don't even know what that means.

Henry Irving

cantersaddick said:

letthegoodtimesroll said:

CharltonAthMuseum said:

Season ticket prices in 1921

That's £1.05p and 52.5p to you youngsters

My first season ticket was for the 68/69 season and cost my mum 30 bob

Ten and six 47 years earlier sounds a bit expensive

I don't even know what that means.

30 Bob = 30 shillings. A shilling = 5p

So 30 Bob = £1.50

Ten and six = 52.5p

cantersaddick

Henry Irving said:

cantersaddick said:

letthegoodtimesroll said:

CharltonAthMuseum said:

Season ticket prices in 1921

That's £1.05p and 52.5p to you youngsters

My first season ticket was for the 68/69 season and cost my mum 30 bob

Ten and six 47 years earlier sounds a bit expensive

I don't even know what that means.

30 Bob = 30 shillings. A shilling = 5p

So 30 Bob = £1.50

Ten and six = 52.5p

I have an economics degree and work as an analyst. I'm still confused. Think I need a spreadsheet to work this out.

What a ridiculous system.

Henry Irving

cantersaddick said:

Henry Irving said:

cantersaddick said:

letthegoodtimesroll said:

CharltonAthMuseum said:

Season ticket prices in 1921

That's £1.05p and 52.5p to you youngsters

My first season ticket was for the 68/69 season and cost my mum 30 bob

Ten and six 47 years earlier sounds a bit expensive

I don't even know what that means.

30 Bob = 30 shillings. A shilling = 5p

So 30 Bob = £1.50

Ten and six = 52.5p

I have an economics degree and work as an analyst. I'm still confused. Think I need a spreadsheet to work this out.

What a ridiculous system.

It was but it worked for a few hundred years.

240 pennies in the pound and 20 shillings in a pound, 12 pence in a shilling.

The nicknames were better

cantersaddick

Henry Irving said:

cantersaddick said:

Henry Irving said:

cantersaddick said:

letthegoodtimesroll said:

CharltonAthMuseum said:

Season ticket prices in 1921

That's £1.05p and 52.5p to you youngsters

My first season ticket was for the 68/69 season and cost my mum 30 bob

Ten and six 47 years earlier sounds a bit expensive

I don't even know what that means.

30 Bob = 30 shillings. A shilling = 5p

So 30 Bob = £1.50

Ten and six = 52.5p

I have an economics degree and work as an analyst. I'm still confused. Think I need a spreadsheet to work this out.

What a ridiculous system.

It was but it worked for a few hundred years.

240 pennies in the pound and 20 shillings in a pound, 12 pence in a shilling.

The nicknames were better

Think everyone was better at mental arithmetic at least.

happyvalley

I remember trying to save 960 farthings to make a pound.

Henry Irving

happyvalley said:

I remember trying to save 960 farthings to make a pound.

Nothing like getting half a crown or if you were really lucky a dollar from an older relative as a kid.

JamesSeed

I used to bet on the horse racing on the tv with JS. Thruppence a race. He let me have the newspaper's nap.
It was before thruppeny bits meant something quite different to me.

Stig

Threepenny bits were always my favourites!

Stig

CharltonAthMuseum said:

The handbook aslo contains the oldest written history of the club

You are a tease, Henry. Where's the rest of the article?

Henry Irving

We paid a lot for that handbook we're not giving out copies for free @stig :-)

Actually if anyone wants a copy email the Museum cafchistorian@gmail.com and we'll send a pdf

Henry Irving

Stig said:

Threepenny bits were always my favourites!

I liked a tanner but half a dollar was best