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Fishing for pearls ~ River Evelix

Fishing for pearls ~ River Evelix

Date Added: 24 April 2008 Year Range: 1985 - 1995 Institution Name: dnhhl Cat No: | 2007_268 | Picture No: 3595

Colour photograph of Geordie Davies 'fishing' for pearls on the River Evelix 1985 - 1995. He lived in Camore, and was a well known member of the Davies tinker family. He used to make clothes pegs and metal puzzles.

Dimensions: Length100 mm - Width 75 mm

2 Comments

He lived in what we called Bovril cottage between Camore and Balloan 1950's and 60's the roof had one of these blue bovril signs covering an area Comment left on 31 August 2010 at 11:15 by Dan Murray
I am from Camore Crescent and remember Geordie very well, especially on his old black bicycle. He used to pass our back garden on his way home to "Bovril cottage", down the back road, and always had time to stop for a blether. Infact he gave my mother a pearl when I was born, and another two when our twins were born. I'm not sure if that was because of our own "traveller/tinker" background or because he lost his own little girl some years before. I have very fond memories of this old gentleman. Comment left on 17 September 2010 at 16:16 by Frances Aitken
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