Old Frightful Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Handed down in a Yorkshire family apparently : 1 "When I saw the Pistols and The Clash I realised it didn't seem that difficult, they didn't seem like they could play very well either, so the thing was to form a band then work it out. We didn't even know who was going to play what - we passed around all the instruments until we found what we were comfortable with. I wasn't comfortable with any of them so I became the singer." Terry Hall on forming The Specials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrumonside ref Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Switzerland national football side maybe (judging by the acronym CHF) although the date predates their first international? Could be a red herring, but I would imagine the CHF will be the key to sourcing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Frightful Posted June 3, 2022 Author Share Posted June 3, 2022 "Huddersfield Cricket and Athletic Club"? Just a guess, probably not. "When I saw the Pistols and The Clash I realised it didn't seem that difficult, they didn't seem like they could play very well either, so the thing was to form a band then work it out. We didn't even know who was going to play what - we passed around all the instruments until we found what we were comfortable with. I wasn't comfortable with any of them so I became the singer." Terry Hall on forming The Specials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Nice cap . Looks like an international football cap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrumonside ref Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 Similar in design to Marylebone Cricket Club insignia. Although it’s been passed down a Yorkshire family, the date on the cap suggests Victorian era sports team. Don’t rule out the possibility that it is a public school somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hallucinating Goose Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 2 hours ago, Gerrumonside ref said: Switzerland national football side maybe (judging by the acronym CHF) although the date predates their first international? Could be a red herring, but I would imagine the CHF will be the key to sourcing it. Switzerland's first international was in 1905 so can't be that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 (edited) Using Google lens, came up with this and many similar. https://images.app.goo.gl/TJVkMtPvk7HECv9t5 Edited June 3, 2022 by JohnM "Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth." JohnM - 17/01/2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrumonside ref Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 1 hour ago, The Hallucinating Goose said: Switzerland's first international was in 1905 so can't be that. Yes, I agree and said as much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrumonside ref Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 1 hour ago, JohnM said: Using Google lens, came up with this and many similar. https://images.app.goo.gl/TJVkMtPvk7HECv9t5 Rugby Union cap! Burn it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 53 minutes ago, Gerrumonside ref said: Burn it! Sounds extreme, but when you give it some thought... 1 "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 3 hours ago, The Hallucinating Goose said: Switzerland's first international was in 1905 so can't be that. I don’t know the score but they probably played for a penalty shoot out 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolford6 Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 (edited) My initials are "HF" but I was only twelve in 1898. Edited June 3, 2022 by Wolford6 1 Under Scrutiny by the Right-On Thought Police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Frightful Posted June 4, 2022 Author Share Posted June 4, 2022 (edited) 14 hours ago, Gerrumonside ref said: Rugby Union cap! Burn it! After all that it looks rather like it might be a Hull FC RL cap : http://www.ajbooth.karoo.net/hullfcrecords/harrytaylor.html?fbclid=IwAR383dFKXH9rit0lHnuNWvoRvIM4tVKjDWrTFl2kS981z2TfeNQR9aN9e6o Edited June 4, 2022 by Old Frightful 3 "When I saw the Pistols and The Clash I realised it didn't seem that difficult, they didn't seem like they could play very well either, so the thing was to form a band then work it out. We didn't even know who was going to play what - we passed around all the instruments until we found what we were comfortable with. I wasn't comfortable with any of them so I became the singer." Terry Hall on forming The Specials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnM Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 What a great find! Tests at Stamford Bridge and......Cheltenham! "Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth." JohnM - 17/01/2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrumonside ref Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 2 hours ago, Old Frightful said: After all that it looks rather like it might be a Hull FC RL cap : http://www.ajbooth.karoo.net/hullfcrecords/harrytaylor.html?fbclid=IwAR383dFKXH9rit0lHnuNWvoRvIM4tVKjDWrTFl2kS981z2TfeNQR9aN9e6o Great stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voteronniegibbs Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 13 hours ago, Old Frightful said: After all that it looks rather like it might be a Hull FC RL cap : http://www.ajbooth.karoo.net/hullfcrecords/harrytaylor.html?fbclid=IwAR383dFKXH9rit0lHnuNWvoRvIM4tVKjDWrTFl2kS981z2TfeNQR9aN9e6o A brilliant piece of history. Wibble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted June 4, 2022 Share Posted June 4, 2022 13 hours ago, Old Frightful said: After all that it looks rather like it might be a Hull FC RL cap : http://www.ajbooth.karoo.net/hullfcrecords/harrytaylor.html?fbclid=IwAR383dFKXH9rit0lHnuNWvoRvIM4tVKjDWrTFl2kS981z2TfeNQR9aN9e6o Definitely burn it then. 2 "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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