Lost & Found

Stolen Van Gogh Found

Dutch art sleuth Arthur Brand managed to track down and acquire The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring worth up to £5 million.

The 1884 painting was snatched in an overnight raid in March 2020 from The Singer Laren museum east of Amsterdam.

It was there on loan from the Groninger Museum.

‘We have searched for it for more than three and a half years but finally it’s here, it’s back.’

‘The painting has suffered, but is – at first glance – still in good condition.’
It was dumped in a blue IKEA bag, wrapped in bubble wrap and a pillow case.

The identity of the man who contacted Brand saying he wanted to give the painting back was not revealed for his own safety.

‘The man told me, “I want to retun the Vn Gogh. it has caused a massive headache” because it could not be used as a bargaining chip,’ Brand said.

He managed to persuade the man, who ‘had nothing todo with the theft’, to hand back the painting.

It is being kept temporarily at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.

However, an insurance company had paid the Groninger Museum for the loss and is now the formal owner, although the museum says it will exercise its right to first purchase of the work.
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Neighbourhood joins search for 600 euros dumped in dumpster

https://nos.nl/artikel/2489294-buurt-zoekt-mee-naar-gedumpte-600-euro-in-vuilcontainer

Neighbours in the Rotterdam district of Charlois cooperated last weekend in a search for 600 euros of cash that had ended up in an underground rubbish container.

A young girl had found the money in the house and put it in an empty box, writes Rijnmond. The parents then threw it away, after which the money ended up in the container on Van Eversdijckstraat. On camera footage taken in the house, the parents saw what had happened.

Eventually, a rubbish truck had to be called in to hoist up the container. The driver of the cleaning service removed all the rubbish bags from the truck one by one. Neighbours put on gloves and then searched for the box of money.

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"Many people helped. As many as 20 people stood by," says restaurant owner Ziyaettin Karacan. Eventually, the box was found. "People all started applauding and cheering. That was fun," says one of the helpers. "The whole street had turned out," said another neighbour.

The 600 euros turned out to be for rent and had therefore been set aside. "We were really stressed," said an older daughter of the family. "We don't leave the money on the table anymore."
 
Uh, Sir, One of Our F-35s Has Literally Disappeared

One of the U.S. Marine Corps’ advanced F-35B Lightning stealth jump jets has gone missing after its pilot locked it onto autopilot mode and made an emergency ejection while flying over South Carolina on the afternoon of Sunday, September 17. Fortunately, the pilot survived and has been hospitalized in stable condition.

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But the status and location of his F-35 remains a mystery—such a mystery that the Pentagon is soliciting tips from civilians to locate it!

By now the, ‘zombie’ F-35B is certain to have crashed, as it could remain airborne for only a couple hours cruising on internal fuel. But it may have flown a considerable distance—even hundreds of miles—before striking the ground.

The Pentagon has yet to indicate what went so wrong with the jet to have compelled the pilot to eject while the airplane was still apparently capable of cruising a significant distance on autopilot.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/mi...5-stealth-fighter-jet-charleston-where-is-it/

maximus otter
 
maximus otter said:
Uh, Sir, One of Our F-35s Has Literally Disappeared

One of the U.S. Marine Corps’ advanced F-35B Lightning stealth jump jets has gone missing after its pilot locked it onto autopilot mode and made an emergency ejection while flying over South Carolina on the afternoon of Sunday, September 17. Fortunately, the pilot survived and has been hospitalized in stable condition.

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But the status and location of his F-35 remains a mystery—such a mystery that the Pentagon is soliciting tips from civilians to locate it!

By now the, ‘zombie’ F-35B is certain to have crashed, as it could remain airborne for only a couple hours cruising on internal fuel. But it may have flown a considerable distance—even hundreds of miles—before striking the ground.

The Pentagon has yet to indicate what went so wrong with the jet to have compelled the pilot to eject while the airplane was still apparently capable of cruising a significant distance on autopilot.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/mi...5-stealth-fighter-jet-charleston-where-is-it/

maximus otter
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It's been found but pilot had to phone 911.

The pilot of a US Marines F-35 jet that went missing called emergency services from a South Carolina home where his parachute landed.

In audio from the call, obtained by the BBC, the pilot told a dispatcher that he was "not sure" where his $100m (£80m) plane was. A local resident can also be heard calmly explaining that the pilot had landed in his backyard.

Debris from the jet was discovered on Monday, a day after it went missing.

In the four-minute call to the 911 emergency number, the resident of a North Charleston home can be heard telling a confused dispatcher that "we got a pilot in the house".

"I guess he landed in my backyard," the resident added. "We're trying to see if we could get an ambulance to the house, please".

The 47-year-old pilot, who has not been named, said that he felt "OK" after ejecting at approximately 2,000ft (609m). Only his back hurt.

"Ma'am, a military jet crashed. I'm the pilot. We need to get rescue rolling," he added. "I'm not sure where the airplane is. It would have crash landed somewhere. I ejected."

The pilot later again asked the dispatcher to "please send an ambulance" and said that he "rode a parachute down to the ground".

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66890941
 
If he sustained a back injury during ejection, I guess he won't be a military pilot for much longer.
 
Mythopoeika said:
If he sustained a back injury during ejection, I guess he won't be a military pilot for much longer.
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l believe that it’s common to experience back pain after “banging out.”

From memory, the RAF allows pilots to fly after having ejected twice. After two escapes, the risk of cumulative back damage is deemed to be too high.

maximus otter
 
maximus otter said:
l believe that it’s common to experience back pain after “banging out.”

From memory, the RAF allows pilots to fly after having ejected twice. After two escapes, the risk of cumulative back damage is deemed to be too high.

maximus otter
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I wonder why he ejected from a seemingly flight worthy aircraft as it went on to fly on autopilot for about 2 hours.
 
On Friday I was putting up some of those removable hooks in the laundry.
The hooks were in quite a large packet and I put it down next to the freezer for when I had measured where I wanted to put some more.
Th e darn things have disappeared and I've checked in the other rooms I might have taken them in a fugue, even asked St. Anthony but so far they haven't reappeared.
 
Wanna see some dirty slides?

They have scrubbed up nicely! Down-to-earth images of daily life in Edwardian Oldham and Middleton.

Taking the obvious clues, I see that the Star Mill, Oldham was taken over by CWS in 1906, so the estimated 1911 as the date sounds about right. I see that one Moses Brentnall was frying fish in Derbyshire - before or after? - maybe a relation.

Anyhow, it's a very nice time-capsule!

I would sooner find slides in an old case than a mummified baby! :(
 
JamesWhitehead said:
Wanna see some dirty slides?

They have scrubbed up nicely! Down-to-earth images of daily life in Edwardian Oldham and Middleton.

Taking the obvious clues, I see that the Star Mill, Oldham was taken over by CWS in 1906, so the estimated 1911 as the date sounds about right. I see that one Moses Brentnall was frying fish in Derbyshire - before or after? - maybe a relation.

Anyhow, it's a very nice time-capsule!

I would sooner find slides in an old case than a mummified baby! :(
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People knew how to dress back then.
And the roads are in better condition.
 
kesavaross said:
The baby was wrapped in newspapers from the 1940's and 1950's? That's a bit odd. I'd have thought the baby would have been wrapped only in newspapers within a short time period, i.e. newspapers from a one week period, etc.
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"the remains were wrapped in three layers of newspaper - dated September 1943; September 1950; and August 1959."

Presumably the remains were re-wrapped on two occasions, possibly on the anniversary of the death? All very sad.
 
JamesWhitehead said:
"the remains were wrapped in three layers of newspaper - dated September 1943; September 1950; and August 1959."

Presumably the remains were re-wrapped on two occasions, possibly on the anniversary of the death? All very sad.
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That would make sense.

Then why the extra wrapping unless the previous wrapping was getting too old and fragile or something like that?
 

King Charles II: Playing cards used by monarch found in attic​



Rare 17th Century playing cards
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A rare set of 17th Century playing cards used by King Charles II has been found in an attic

The king is believed to have used them at the home of MP Jeffery Amherst, in Riverhead, Kent, on his way to the spa waters at Tunbridge Wells.

The Stuart monarch believed the waters would improve the fertility of his Portuguese wife.

The cards were unearthed in an attic in Blakeney, Norfolk, on the death of a descendent of the MP.

They were found along with a late 18th Century note inscribed: "Cards that King Charles & Queen Catherine played with at my great Grandfather's, Mr Amherst of Riverhead on their way to Tunbridge Wells."

'Treasured'​

Mark Yuan-Richards, from auctioneers Woolley and Wallis, described them as "true museum pieces".

He said: "The fine condition of these cards, and the fact that it is a complete set, suggests that they may have only been used by the royal couple and then put away for posterity.

"The vendor inherited the set from his great-aunt, who kept them boxed away in her attic.

"We can trace her family back through eight generations to Jeffery Amherst so the set has clearly been passed down over the centuries and treasured all that time."

The cards have gilt edges, meaning that they were of the best quality.

They will be auctioned in Salisbury on 5 October with a pre-sale estimate of £2,000-3,000.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-66936294
 
Floyd1 said:
He said: "The fine condition of these cards, and the fact that it is a complete set, suggests that they may have only been used by the royal couple and then put away for posterity.

"The vendor inherited the set from his great-aunt, who kept them boxed away in her attic.

"We can trace her family back through eight generations to Jeffery Amherst so the set has clearly been passed down over the centuries and treasured all that time."

The cards have gilt edges, meaning that they were of the best quality.

They will be auctioned in Salisbury on 5 October with a pre-sale estimate of £2,000-3,000.
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Ooooh, a treasured family heirloom - unique, a royal connection, undoubted provenance, kept safe for eight generations. :cool:

Three to five grand, you say? :thought:
Sold. :chuckle:
 
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