mark99 Posted November 19, 2023 Report Share Posted November 19, 2023 Hednesford Basin And David; 1957 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted November 19, 2023 Report Share Posted November 19, 2023 What is the gentleman on the right carrying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fittie Posted November 19, 2023 Report Share Posted November 19, 2023 a Gladstone type bag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave moore Posted November 19, 2023 Report Share Posted November 19, 2023 I’ve a vague memory of seeing bowling balls in this king of bag. Maybe it was Saturday and he was off for a game….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek R. Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 Gladstone bags were popular with Doctors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 2 hours ago, Derek R. said: Gladstone bags were popular with Doctors. And debt collectors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 (edited) It seems to me that the object he is carrying is heavy because his other arm is out at an angle almost as it to balance it. I think it is a metal object rather than a bag.. By his left foot there seems to be a ball which lends credibility to the idea he was off to do some bowling. The ball seems a bit small. Edited November 20, 2023 by magnetman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek R. Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 Such imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 The chain from the back of the boat is interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightwatch Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 Looks like a small model of a narrowboat. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 That was my first thought too. Given that he is pointing at the back end of the narrow boat I wonder if the item in his hand is a model of a Bantam push tug or similar. "You strap it on and push from there' The date would be right. I think Bantam push tugs were produced 50s and 60s and of course anyone can make a push tug. Might it be a scale salesman's model of the MOUSE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightwatch Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 It’s only unknown until you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max's son Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 I thought it was a chain saw Saying this one first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnetman Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 If it was a model of a Bantam push tug the part he is holding would be the top of the wheelhouse. I think I can see portholes. A lot of Bantams were over 7ft but I think they also did narrow versions . They could be air scoops for the engine. The black bit at the bottom looks like the raised bulwarks around the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark99 Posted November 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 East Cannock Wharf nearby - and 50 odd years before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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