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  • What's the oldest piece of memorabilia that's been donated?
  • SE7toSG3
    SE7toSG3 Posts: 3,140
    edited April 2014
    We have a 1921 contract for Alfred Kingsley who used to play pre Great War for the amateur side and a couple of 1914/18 items A-I-E.

    The early history of the club 1905/1920 remains a bit of a mystery with local papers being the best source of information we can find. For instance something as obvious as indentifying 2/3 of the clubs players who were killed in the Great War is proving tough at the moment.

    We are hopeful that the establishing of the museum will interest people to go through those loft boxes and perhaps uncover something we can see and photograph to further and preserve our knowledge of the club. Items can be loaned for a short time, they dont always have to be given.

    We are really keen to alternate the exhibits so people can visit more than once a season, imagine the interaction between grandparents and grandchildren when looking around and the memories it could evoke. In turn this would strengthen the clubs identity both historically and locally and without doubt "enhance the matchday experience".

    Its a very exciting project but with all volunteer projects takes some time to get fully up and running but we have certainly come a long way in a short space of time.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,251
    We also have the 1921 survey of the Valley.

    The earliest item we have been told about is a 1907 Woolwich League Champions medal.
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    MOG - are you getting paid for all these museum gifts ?
  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 26,329
    Given his circumstances at the moment, I suspect he's quite pleased for them to be storing it for him.
  • Addick_in_Exile
    Addick_in_Exile Posts: 403
    edited April 2014
    What about cigarette manufacturers footballers cards? Any been donated? There must be a few rooted around in people's attics.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,251

    What about cigarette manufacturers footballers cards? Any been donated? There must be a few rooted around in people's attics.

    We have a few but would be happy to have more.

  • Carl Leaburn
    Carl Leaburn Posts: 1,117
    Not sure if this is the first Charlton Athletic Supporters newsletter / fanzine.

    It is dated 18th February 1922

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    It is numbered 1 but there may be earlier. Would be nice to know.

    @Henry I must get round to photography some of the items that you may like for the museum.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,251
    edited April 2014
    Sod the photographs just give us the stuff :- )

    Great item, would love to see all the pages but I think the best thing would be to link your site to our so that we don't duplicate the work. Just amazing just how much of the Club's history is out there and how little is with the Club.

    I have been told that there is a Sieman's work newsletter that mentions the very very early CAFC but have never seen it. I think yours must be the earliest supporters newsletter. I hope it has lots of complaints about other supporters' standing/smoking : - )

    What are you doing on the evening of 30th April?
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,251
    edited April 2014
    didn't work.

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  • 1959 Sweetules Football Club Nicknames cigarette card Charlton Athletic - ROBINS is available on amazon for £1.55
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,251
    thanks, will have a look and see if we have it already.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,251
    Check out the item from 1909/10 @chathmuseum now
  • Not sure if this is the first Charlton Athletic Supporters newsletter / fanzine.

    It is dated 18th February 1922

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    It is numbered 1 but there may be earlier. Would be nice to know.

    @Henry I must get round to photography some of the items that you may like for the museum.

    Hi
    Be good to have someone else that can take some photography, as Henry mentioned come down on the 30th, we can have a chat about what you would like to do.
    Bring you camera if you like?

  • SE7toSG3
    SE7toSG3 Posts: 3,140
    Just a quick reminder that if you have an interest and are free this evening there is a preview night for Museum members tonight at the Valley between 17:00/20:00, if you are not a member you can join on the night.

    Whilst we are still some way off obtaining the display cabinets it is a chance to see cup winners medals, Stuart Leary's boots, Clive Mendonca's hat trick ball from Wembley and much more.

    North Stand reception from 5 and one on the museum team will show you around the space we have
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,251
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  • delroofer
    delroofer Posts: 857
    It was good to see the allocated space where the museum is going to develop and grow into something that will be a legacy of our club. Well done to all who are pushing to get this up and running.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,251
    Thanks Del, good to see you and Mrs Roofer there.

    We had a special visitor after you left and I don't mean Ooh ahh Mortimer : - )
  • SheffieldRed
    SheffieldRed Posts: 3,772

    The white hat relates to CAFC?

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  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,251


    The white hat relates to CAFC?

    Donated by the Royal Marines for some reason.
  • delroofer
    delroofer Posts: 857
    My Dad was a Royal Marine so there you go. Makes sense to me.
  • delroofer
    delroofer Posts: 857
    So who was the special visitor Henry? If it was the VAT man, you didn't see me right! ;0)
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,251
    Katrien Meire. Had a chat with me, Killerjerrylee and CAFC999 about the museum. Was very positive about it.

  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,251
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  • delroofer
    delroofer Posts: 857
    Perhaps you can get her to hand out fliers for the museum next season?
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,251
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    Henry Irving Posts: 85,251
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  • SE7toSG3
    SE7toSG3 Posts: 3,140
    Fantastic to get some of our history out on display last night and to see a few lifers who came along. I am really excited about this museum being able to tell the story of our club, through a fans initiative, to future generations. We are a special club and the exhibits showed that from the obvious items like FA Cup winning medals and Clive Mendoncas hat trick boots and ball to Valley Party Ballot Boxes and original grand stand seats. To misquote Jose the museum will "made in Charlton"
  • ken from bexley
    ken from bexley Posts: 5,085
    Trustee Clive Harris with 4 of the FA cup medals, and minature FA cup winners copy of the famous cup.
    Preparing a new web page for next week with more photos.....