Teddy with a lamp and George V - a postcard from Great Britain

TEDDY WITH A LAMP AND GEORGE V

Country: Great Britain

Place:  Wirral
Received: 06/06/2013

Distance: 1 857 km
Travelled: 26 days

A card from my friend Scriptor

Teddy with a lamp

Lamps as we know them first appeared about 72 000 years ago. Humans used shells or hollowed rocks to place tinder and animal fat to lit it. Later humans started to create lamps through pottery technology and work with metal as well. In the 1700s the central burner was created. Thereafter glass workers created a glass enclosure over the flame to keep it safe. In a decade after that the classic gas lamp was invented. In 1879 Thomas Edison created his incandescent bulb to give space for improving table lamps. In 1930s table lamps became regular in every home. 

Elizabeth II and George V

George V was the King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India from 6 May 1910 till 20 January 1936. The Parliament Act 1911 established the supremacy of the elected British House of Commons over the unelected House of Lords. In 1924 he appointed the first Labour ministry and in 1931 the Statute of Westminster recognized the dominions of the Empire as separate, independent kingdoms within the Commonwealth of Nations.

North Wales map and a cooperage - an envelope from Great Britain

NORTH WALES MAP AND A COOPERAGE

Country: Great Britain

Place:  Wirral
Received: 31/05/2013

Distance: 1 857 km
Travelled: 18 days

An envelope from my friend Scriptor

Teddy-the-sailor

Poor Teddy

James Greig's cooperage

This one is a photo of a cooperage in Liverpool, which dates back to the year of 1900. The cooper's craft traditionally had four divisions. The "dry" cooper made containers for dry goods - cereals, tobacco, vegetables and fruits. The "dry-tight" cooper made containers for keeping dry goods in and moisture out. The "white cooper" made containers like washtubs and butter churns to hold water and other liquids. The "wet" or "tight" cooper made containers for long-term storage and transportation of liquids. 

North Wales map, Wirral with a red cross is where John lives :)

North Wales (Gogledd Cymru in Welsh) is the northernmost region of Wales, which was known as the Kingdom of Gwynedd. Two of the three UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Wales are located here - Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and canal and the Edwardian castles and town walls(Caernarfon, Beaumaris, Conwy and Harlech). 

Elizabeth II and Mr. Potato

Mr. Potato comes from a set of ten nicely photographed fruit and vegetable stamps, accompanied by 72 stickers. The idea is that you can create your own fruit and vegetable faces :)

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Happy postcrossing - a card from Great Britain

HAPPY POSTCROSSING!

Country: Great Britain

Place:  Wirral
Received: 31/05/2013

Distance: 1 857 km
Travelled: 18 days

A card from my friend Scriptor

Happy postcrossing!

"Send a postcard and receive a postcard back from a random person somewhere in the world!"

Stamps from Belarus ;)

Elizabeth II and Bradley Wiggins

Sir Bradley Marc Wiggins, born in 1980 and nicknamed "Wiggo", is a road and track cyclist. Bradley became the first British cyclist to win the Tour de France and the time trial at the Olympic Games in 2012.