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Posted - May 14 2012 : 9:39:07 PM
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i do not collect uk trains as such but this was to good to miss,a very early double m brass gwr 5700 0-6-0 locomotive ken

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Posted - May 14 2012 : 10:55:36 PM
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very nice My favorite loco since I had one as a Matcxhbox Yes do want that one again  idk what 18 shillings is in US money but sounds cheap
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Posted - May 15 2012 : 04:14:53 AM
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Thats pretty cool Ken,
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Posted - May 15 2012 : 05:21:15 AM
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Nice one Ken!
Where on earth do you find these things?
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Posted - May 15 2012 : 08:05:42 AM
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ben,18 shillings is old uk currency (24 shillings make £1)so converted to uk decimal its £0.90p,then converted to dollars is 1.44612 U.S. dollars john,bit like you in that respect they just seem to keep coming,ken
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Posted - May 15 2012 : 12:53:17 PM
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course that was a long time ago,ken In today's money $1.45 would be like (guessing) $50-$100?
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