Huge collection of WW1 memorabilia found in attic of 'real-life Miss Havisham'

[Locutus]

who died leaving £100,000 vintage clothing wardrobe

• Vervia Todd died last year aged 92 and left behind a secret collection of unworn vintage clothes worth £100,000
• Now historians have discovered a hoard of First World War memorabilia in the attic of her County Durham home
• It includes boxes of German propaganda, war-time copies of newspapers, postcards from the trenches and rations

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First World War memorabilia collection found in County Durham attic | Mail Online

 

[L Gilbert]

Geeez. Tanks (aahahahahaha I kill me) for not flooding the page like Blacklung woulda.

Cool story.

 

[lone wolf]

Some museum is going to be a very happy space (I hope)

 

[Locutus]

Might be a job for the Pawn Queen

 

[Said1]

That was really cool, I would have loved to go through all that stuff.