Butterfly Trays.

[happy daze john in oz]

Brought one of the tea sets back for mum, so many years ago. Think my sister, the one who does not speak to me, may have it now.

Had a butterfly tray, but dropped it one day, the glass broke and the bloody butterfly took off. Never could trust the Chinese stuff.

[Louis the Amigo]

Hi shipmates, I sold my butterfly tray years ago at a tidy profit, but I still have my picture from santos , Palm trees and the sea made out of butter fly wings its on the wall in front of me, it reminds me of my time in south america raw sugar was the cargo? the smell still there in my mind ,the shipmates the rum and the fun, Happy times !!! How many cro,sellows to the pound ? I sold my mac {Gannex} could have been the first one out there? for a wallet full of them, had a great time on them? still got a few left, had an auction for the mac on a street bar, my santos picture makes me feel young again. I am not selling this one. it cost me some of my mac money.

[cappy]

I was going to leave it to you in my will Cappy. So you wont be rich after all. JS

###cant believe your kindness you are truly a gentleman ......i have been to see my solicitor and have changed my will to leave you MARYS WOODEN LEG .....you must pay the postage and give 10000 ozzie dollars to the mission to seamen.......or give the wonderful marys leg to kong please let me know who will end up with the leg .........JWS or KONG ....ps whoever has the leg must pay themoney to the mission .....JIM BRADY has shown an interest ......
please will you all let me know who has won the fight for the leg .......so the solicitor can send at appropriate time ........or name a suitable recipient for this treasure of our merchant navy ....gulliver mentioned an interest ......regards cappy

[John Arton]

Can anyone recall those very intricate cork carvings that you brought in small glass display cases that if of a maritime theme would have sand in their base. Cannot remember where I brought them but I guess it must have been out East somewhere, possibly in the Friendship stores in China.
rgds
JA

[Jim Brady]

I bought some of those John I think it was in Las Palmas.
Regards.
Jim.B.

[Dennis McGuckin]

Think this may leave me open to ridicule.
I collected small dolls from various places.
And no John. I don't play with them.
We maybe on weekends.

[Chris Allman]

Anyone still got a Toledo Steel letter opener from the Bum Boatman at Las Palmas, always good for a pressie, mind you it was more like a dagger which would get you locked up these days if found on you !!!

[Jim Brady]

How many of us brought home the big dolls in the box from Las Palmas.I was single at the time I brought one home for my niece.
Regards.
Jim.B.

[Bill Morrison]

Post#28 I took two for my nieces. Bloody embarrassing coming through King's Cross station with your luggage crying Maa! Maa!

[Dennis McGuckin]

Sure Jim, we believe you.