Oops! Reading my mails in reverse order isn't a very good idea - probably!
Cheers, Jon P.

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From: "pommiebiker" <msimmons@...>
To: <britains_floral_garden@...>
Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 5:16 PM
Subject: [britains_floral_garden] Re: New Member


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> Welcome Mike
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> I think we could pull some info on production dates by simply
> requesting members of this group to look at their Britains catalogues
> and see when items appear (someone may have a full set - I don't). I
> suggest either starting a new database. which includes a date column -
> the existing "inventory" database might be a good start but it is
> missing a number of entries and details -- and I don't know how to
> add columns to this (anyone?)
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> Overall we know the main release was 1960-61 and range deleted in
> 1970. Items like the Floral Garden Folk lasted a mere 2 years from
> 1967-69. Might want to think about including the Tree Models series
> also (released 1962).
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> I happy to set up this database - but you know what you want to
> include - I like the idea of all the data being in one place. Lets
> ask the group what items each record should include- Apart from:
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> Release date
> Item number
> Name
> Contents
> Box Style
> Comments
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> Other suggestions?
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> This would allow multiple records for items that were repeatedly
> released. Box design should certainly be included - it appears that
> there were at least 3 formats (not including the later Lucy's Garden
> re-release).
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> Mark
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> --- In britains_floral_garden@..., Michael Bate
> <tud1@...> wrote:
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>> Hi All,
>> Just joined today.
>> Trying to do some research with regard to production dates and
> box designs.
>> Anyone Help.
>> Regards Mike.
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