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Offline Ardwyn

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Date of sheepdipping photo please
« on: Saturday 16 October 10 17:34 BST (UK) »
Please copuld someone date the attached photo of sheepdipping at America Farm, near Mold in Flintshire.

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Re: Date of sheepdipping photo please
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 16 October 10 21:43 BST (UK) »
Hi Buffy  :)

What a great photo!

Not a whole lot there to go by, date wise, but the girl right up the back is wearing clothes and a hat that look like they're from the 1920s or perhaps early 1930s, so I'm going to go with that date for now  ;)

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Re: Date of sheepdipping photo please
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 17 October 10 10:01 BST (UK) »
Hi
A lovely photo. :)

Out of interest, is there any significance in there being a man in uniform present and what uniform is he wearing please?

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Re: Date of sheepdipping photo please
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 17 October 10 10:22 BST (UK) »
What a great photo to have...I wonder if the guy in uniform is a Health Inspector.
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Re: Date of sheepdipping photo please
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 17 October 10 12:52 BST (UK) »
I thought the uniformed man was a policeman as unless it is a scratch he appears to have a whistle chain attached to his left breast pocket.Possibly he is backing up a health inspector.I'm not sure what the rules and regulations are to sheep dipping but some of the liquids used are very toxic to humans.As to the age I think Prue has probably got that spot on.

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Re: Date of sheepdipping photo please
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 17 October 10 17:12 BST (UK) »
The man in uniform is a policeman. According to my father in law, whose photo it is, the local policeman would usually attend.

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Re: Date of sheepdipping photo please
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 17 October 10 17:17 BST (UK) »
Thank you all  :)

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Re: Date of sheepdipping photo please
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 17 October 10 17:39 BST (UK) »
Thank you Prue for the dating and everyone else for the comments.

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Re: Date of sheepdipping photo please
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 17 October 10 20:12 BST (UK) »
Apparently, dipping sheep is a legal requirement. 

Googling finds several things like -

"Police had to be notified of the date and time the dipping would take place and they would come and inspect the procedure."
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