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Description: | A circular, white glazed plate with a gold border. The words 'Acorn HS Wednesbury' are written in gold on a scroll at the top with "1907" beneath. In the centre is a panel listing the positions taken by Mr G. Horton: "Old Birds Open Race, Alcester 1st 1029, Ashchurch 2nd 1025, Gloucester 2nd 1034, Club Race, Bath 3rd 1109, Templecombe 5th 1070, Weymouth 1st 1369, Young Birds, Gloucester 5th 910, Bath 1st 1116, Templecombe 5th 917, National Race, Bournemouth 35th 955. President H. Plimly Esq., Secretary Mr F. Wolfe". The plate is handpainted in black, gold, green, pink and yellow with decorative scrollwork and flowers, and with the images of four champion pigeons.
Trophy plate presented to G. Horton in 1907 from Acorn H.S., Wednesbury, which lists all Mr. Horton's birds that raced around the country, with their positions in the races and their velocity. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Walsall Museums | Rights holder: | Walsall Museums | Subjects: | Pigeons Pigeon racing Awards | Temporal: | 1907 | Source: | Black Country History | Creator: | N.S.R. Head | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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