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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: DORAN54 on Sunday 11 May 14 17:05 BST (UK)
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can't be donkeys can it?
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Could be but I can't see anything!
A
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how can't you see it? :-\
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I can't see it either :-\
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:-\ :-[
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It is odd, because I can see a paper clip in the heading, which means an attachment ???
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I've asked a moderator ???
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It hasn't attached...Try again and rename the file.
Carol
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has it worked this time... licenced to let ??
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Yes!!!
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It looks like - licenced to let donkeys ???
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Yes I'll go with that too.
Carol
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It looks like - licenced to let donkeys ???
that's what I thought but ???
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What is the context?
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Hi, Yes, it certainly looks like "Licenced to let Donkeys".
Strange, :-\
Frank.
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What is the context?
1851 census occupation and it's in Cheltenham?
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Donkey driver, donkey keeper, donkey letter; drives donkeys (of which he is often the owner) let out on hire at pleasure resorts. "A Dictionary of Occupational Terms"
Stan
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Hi, I remember reading somewhere (Don't remember where), not sure if "letting" was a word for scraping up manure :-\
Frank.
ADDED: Got that wrong then.
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Hi, I remember reading somewhere (Don't remember where), not sure if "letting" was a word for scraping up manure :-\
Frank.
ADDED: Got that wrong then.
fabulous :-\ very glamorous
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Donkey driver, donkey keeper, donkey letter; drives donkeys (of which he is often the owner) let out on hire at pleasure resorts. "A Dictionary of Occupational Terms"
Stan
I thought something like that but Cheltenham!!!!!
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Hi, I remember reading somewhere (Don't remember where), not sure if "letting" was a word for scraping up manure :-\
Frank.
ADDED: Got that wrong then.
fabulous :-\ very glamorous
"Where there's muck there's brass"
That's in Yorkshire, not Cheltenham ;D
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Hi, I remember reading somewhere (Don't remember where), not sure if "letting" was a word for scraping up manure :-\
Frank.
ADDED: Got that wrong then.
fabulous :-\ very glamorous
"Where there's muck there's brass"
That's in Yorkshire, not Cheltenham ;D
so they say ::)
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My first thought when I saw it was seaside donkeys ;D
Carol
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but there 's no seaside in Cheltenham or near by ??
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Donkey Derby ??? ;D ;D ;D
Carol
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Possibly associated with Donkey Carriages?
The local news paper of that time mentions granting licences for 'wheelchairs' flys and donkey carriages' :-\
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Donkey Derby ??? ;D ;D ;D
Carol
lol :D
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Possibly associated with Donkey Carriages?
The local news paper of that time mentions granting licences for 'wheelchairs' flys and donkey carriages' :-\
maybe that's it :)
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I was thinking along those lines too.
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has it worked this time... licenced to let ??
I think it says... licensed to let donkeys?
Sorry, too late again.. :-[