#HarryPrice

2024-11-04

Anyone in #StAlbans, would be lovely to see you on the 15th November!

It's a tale of 2500 year old gold, ghosthunters, early 20th century forgery... and a talking mongoose!

Please share! Thank you! 😊

#Gold #Archaeology #HarryPrice

stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-o

2024-10-17

If you're in #StAlbans area & fancy hearing the latest on this oh-so wonderful torc (& Gef!), it would be lovely to see you on 15th Nov!

Totally suitable for non-archs too.

(Please share. Thank you! 😊)

#Archaeology #Gold #Torcs #IronAge #HarryPrice

stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-o

2024-10-11

The 'Pulborough Area' torc: Is it #IronAge, a forgery or a planted genuine #torc?

Our view? The jury is still out. πŸ‘‡

Our response to a British Museum paper (published in @IntarchEditor in September)

#archaeology #Pulborough #Sussex #HarryPrice

bigbookoftorcs.com/2024/10/10/

2024-07-23

7pm, Friday 15th November in St Albans (in person only).

Me talking about *that* torc, *that* ghosthunter, some more recent Harry-ness... and with a guest appearance from Gef! πŸ˜‰

Please share, thank you! πŸ™‚

stalbansmuseums.org.uk/whats-o

#Archaeology #Torcs #StAlbans #Museum #Lecture #Gold #IronAge #HarryPrice #GefTheMongoose #StAlbansMuseum

(... and if you don't know what it's all about, here's what started it all: bigbookoftorcs.com/2023/10/19/)

2024-02-01

Reminder- 6th March, online.

Gold #torcs, #HarryPrice & all manner of early 20thC #archaeology shenanigans...

The first time we gave a lecture about this, we couldn't stop laughing as it's such a tall tale!

Please come watch Roll & I try & keep straight faces (we won't be able to...🀣)

bristolmuseums.org.uk/bristol-

2024-01-10

If anyone fancies listening to us talk about the skullduggery associated with the Pulborough Area torc, now you can!

On March 6th at 7.30pm we will be sharing more about the torc, Harry...and *those* Iron Age coins!

Booking info in link.

Warning: may contain Gef. ❀️

bristolmuseums.org.uk/bristol-

And if you haven't read the torc paper like no other, it's here: bigbookoftorcs.com/2023/10/19/

#Archaeology #HarryPrice #GefTheTalkingMongoose #DiggingForBritain #Torcs #Gold

2023-11-25

Now, if you were thinking these are photos of someone's fur stole on a fence, you'd be wrong.

This is, of course, Gef....

Of course it is. 🀣🀣

(Still loving Chris Josiffe's book!!)

#HarryPrice #Gef

Two black and white photos supposed to be of Gef... but very much looking like a cuddly toy or a fur wrap arranged on a fence!
2023-11-19

A month ago today, we released this paper. So far, it's had 3000 reads & 1587 PDF downloads.

Thank you all - we very much appreciate your support & interest in our work. ❀️

In case you missed it! πŸ‘‡

#Archaeology #Sunday #Ghosts #Gef #HarryPrice #Forgery

bigbookoftorcs.com/2023/10/19/

2023-11-17

I am reading what I would say is THE definitive Gef book by @ChrisJosiffe

Honestly, it's brilliant - and the perfect antidote to... well... 2023 tbh.

Highly recommended! 😊

#Gef #TheTalkingMongoose #NandorFodor #HarryPrice

Cover of the book 'Gef! The strange tale of an extra-special talking mongoose' by Christopher Josiffe
Gillinger has movedGillinger@mastodonapp.uk
2023-11-13

@tess_machling What did you think of #ChristopherLloyd as #HarryPrice ?
Great film! Harry got off lightly😁

#nandorfodorandthetalkingmongoose

2023-11-09

Not what you'd necessarily expect from #HarryPrice, but attendance at a Suffrage meeting in 1909 can't have been a bad thing...

Also, one of the few records we have of his wife Connie...

IN PURSUIT OF THE VOTE.

WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE MOVEMENTSUPPORTED AT PULBOROUGH.

A meeting in support of the Women's Suffrage movement was held at Borough, Pulborough, yesterday afternoon, at the invitation of the Misses Davies Colley. There was a large and influential attendance, and an address by Mrs. Eates, Secretary of the Kensington branch of the Women's Soclal and Political Unlon, was followed with keen interest.
2023-11-07

#HarryPrice, you so-and-so.

I've seen your coins. I've matched your coins...

...but you're oh-so-careful to say they're 'similar', and I also can't yet prove that you didn't have other coins that weren't lent to the church.

Arrrrrghhhh...I swear he will be the death of me! 🀣

πŸ“· Senate House Library

A tiny Iron Age gold coin c. 8mm across with a styalised horse design on it
2023-11-07

Ok #HarryPrice, time to discover if you left us the last piece of the puzzle...

Senate House, here I come.

2023-11-05

#HarryPrice would have done fine in academia...🀣

There were as many as 17 events in the programme, and they were supplemented by those arranged for by Mr. Harry Price, such as hat-trimming competitions, climbing the greasy pole for a leg of mutton.
2023-11-04

I've discovered that there's two files that could have all the info needed to come as close as we can to nailing #HarryPrice for the torc, short of finding his initials scratched on the terminal.

Won't know until I can get back into the archive though. Keep everything crossed...

2023-11-04

It is *impossible* to do any #HarryPrice research without stumbling on these absolute gems...

Mole ramifications...🀣🀣🀣

The fact that it was only a few inches under the surface is not so remarkable as it appears at first sight, the worms and moles, (particularly the latter), turning the earth over and over, and often pushing these objects through the earth turf itself. As an instance of this, a bronze chape or metallic end of a leather or wooden scabbard, was found at Rackham Hill actually lying on the grass. It may have been washed through the turf during a heavy storm, but I think it more than probable that mole pushed it upwards during its ramifications
2023-11-04

Today is all about taking an in-depth look at #HarryPrice and 'those' coins...

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