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Re: Young lad 1860s?
« Reply #18 on: Saturday 23 February 13 20:56 GMT (UK) »
OK, I concede it's probably not a watch  ::) ;D   It looks a bit thin for that.  I'm leaning towards teabag  ;)

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Re: Young lad 1860s?
« Reply #19 on: Saturday 23 February 13 21:13 GMT (UK) »
my thought was in the railways [big brothers uniform] if a watch could be holding the winder
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Re: Young lad 1860s?
« Reply #20 on: Saturday 23 February 13 21:53 GMT (UK) »
The more I see it, the more I think it looks like that teabag!

Thanks all for your time and ideas.

When was the teabag invented?!  ;D
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Re: Young lad 1860s?
« Reply #21 on: Saturday 23 February 13 22:11 GMT (UK) »
Later than this Westfrem (approx 1908), unless of course you have a very rare photo of the world's earliest known teabag.  ;D
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Re: Young lad 1860s?
« Reply #22 on: Saturday 23 February 13 22:19 GMT (UK) »
Only joking, but you never know!! If it was he certainly didn't benefit from his invention!
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Re: Young lad 1860s?
« Reply #23 on: Saturday 23 February 13 23:24 GMT (UK) »
According to the "History of Tea Bags" (yes, someone's actually written one  :o ) the circular bag wasn't invented until 1992, by Tetley (http://www.h-tea-o.com/h-tea-o/www/scripts/main/downloads/hundred.pdf). Perhaps he's one of Doctor Who's companions, and picked one up on a visit to the future?

I'm taking us a bit off topic - sorry about that  ;)   
I would love to know what that thing is though...
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