THE TOASTING FORK SHE IS SWEET NO? AH-HAH THE REVENGE

IF YOU DO BID  YOU ARE BIDDING ON

A POCKET SIZED PERPETUAL PHOTO PRINT OF

NINETEEN INCHES OF TEMPERED COLD SOLID BRASS WAITS READY AS A TOASTING FORK. NO MERCY FOR HER VICTIMS

SHE IS SWEET NO?

Here, as you see, is the instrument. A spooky floating hanging ring hovers above a hastily modelled Man-o-War in full sail, whose name REVENGE is emblazoned beneath the waves at the head of a fine psuedo carved stick. An elaborate three pronger fork lurks in wait for unsuspecting slices - ready to make sweet toast. Here's to the revenge.

No part of a tranch of 18th century stolen Booty from some distant ship or shore skirmish but part of a more recent 1960's haul of presents for a newly wed. 

This grand toasting fork was purchased from new in Southampton 40 years ago in June 1964, a birthday gift for Madeline Goodenough. He is all of his 49 centimeters &144 gram.

More jolly had the fork been from from the Revenge and perhaps it would bring more than we had hoped for from this auction - but one never knows on eBay.

Picture 2 shows a broadsheet announcing the victory of the British fleet at Trafalger 21st October 1805.

The most  decisive and glorious Naval Victory that ever was obtained since the Creation of the World.

As you see REVENGE is one of the 27 ships of the British Fleet in this most decisive and glorious Naval Victory of 1805.

It is extraordinary to non-seafarers, and to other nations, that here in England,160 years after the battle, the feeling should exist to promote the manufacture of these toasting forks which were sold in naval centres like Portsmouth and Southampton.

But then thats what makes Great Toast.

Dear Diary:  Cripes! Cor Blimey!  What a blunder.  All the above is only half right - there's more and it gets better - for the pronger...

In anticipation of imminent journey to ports new - Rus places pronger int' Bosch whoosher to give that extra bonus scrub that only yer Boscher washer can.  Aving removed pronger - thus began process of dip, polish and finally - retroussage.  Whats this then...   ...CRIPES...    ...A DATE...   ...1588...   ...what!    Gone and done it again...    ...BlundeR-us...

Well only a half blunder maybe - because  1588  turns out to be the date of the Spanish Armada.

Yer REVENGE was only  Francis Drakes  Flagship in which he led the English fleet to a massively important Victory in the war against Spain.

Of course the name of the original REVENGE was given 200 years later to the new ship REVENGE that was part of Nelsons fleet at the battle of Trafalgar, in 1805.  

So it seems our pronger was made in the 1960's to celebrate an even more ancient Glorious English naval victory of 370 years before and not the later Revenge that took part in the battle of Trafalgar.  

Its now 418 years since Drake, in his flagship the REVENGE, led his fleet to victory against the Armada.

Lets consult Mycroft - ie. have a brew and some toast.

Do you think we should be selling something as important as this pronger?

Its not only a family heirloom - it seems like its almost a National Treasure.  Lets ring Country Life they might want to do an article on it.

Well, lets wait till end of t' auction.

Our fine pictures now show a glimpse of:-

The Revenge with date  1588.

Yer deadly prong end ot' pronger.

Catching Rays whilst reclining on the plank with footwarmer enjoying lightly breaded stonebaked toast and almost ready for action.

A half Nelson breakfast with Rus's Live - "Don't eat the babbi grandaddi DRINK ME" - Yoghurt (1 bottles per half Nelson breakfast - two bottles per full Burnley breakfast).

Hanging out in toasty warm Hall, with Remers, Parcel measuring stick and Big Photo of our Cow Pat, on a frosty December morning, while even more Pennine confetti gently falls outside.  More Sledging and Toast later ..maybe.   

Note for gentleman in Ireland - Jim Lad - wot won our brass extending pronger wot lost his brass int Bosch Whoosher afor he could snail - here be transformed extending pronger - we think he's improved and looks like silver under all that top brass - but we could be wrong - let Rus know if tha wants tha shekels back ort pronger postin. We only want happy customers on this voyage. All the breast Dave Rus-Tea. 

You know Francis Drake wer first t' circumnavigate the earth - well t' sea if you like.  Hey!  If you're going to split aires I'm off.  Is that what it was?