Bob Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 My guess:To quote Lord Carnavon as he first peeped into King Tut's tomb: "Things, wonderful things".What do I win? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted May 20, 2006 Author Share Posted May 20, 2006 My guess:To quote Lord Carnavon as he first peeped into King Tut's tomb: "Things, wonderful things".What do I win?Prize in this instance is simply the boxes opening - what a pretty sight! I in fact prefer the Polar Star... the box is much "heavier" than I expected plus the design is more intricate and, in this case, having a booklet along with it is nice as well.Close up of the awardee also included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 Oh . . . lovely . . . That seems like a nice, early, Polar Star and a high-quality box to match. What serial numbers? Dates? Details?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vatjan Posted May 20, 2006 Share Posted May 20, 2006 These are great, please do give us the details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted May 20, 2006 Author Share Posted May 20, 2006 First of all, just to be clear, it's not a group (wish it was!).Anyway, the polar star is number 2502. My Uighur is a bit rusty so can't decipher a specific date. Can read 1941 at the end of the booklet... but that's no surprise.The Soyombo is number 420 (well documented on this site already). Found its way back to western europe again.Awaiting obtaining 2 other Soyombo's. A number 373 (first type) and another one documented from the original recipient along with several other orders (but keeping my fingers severely crossed on that last one coming through!). Hopefully more news in a couple of weeks time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 Hi Bob, is that an enameled ribbon bar in the case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerd Becker Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 Yes, Rick, it is. These are really beautiful, aren?t they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted May 27, 2006 Author Share Posted May 27, 2006 Here for comparison type 1 (Soviet production, 3 rivets, darker red enamel - this one new high: nr 373) and type 2 (only one sighted? nr 420). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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