M and I went out for our second trip yesterday and were a bit more successful, another 7 collected!
Looking through some of the books got me thinking. The one resounding memory I have when I used to look through the books with my Dad was flicking straight to the back page to see if Kilroy had been, he seemed to have been to every box, it was always a bit special when I found one he hadn't been to!
Anyway, he was still there in some of yesterdays books and I just wondered if anyone knew of the man or had any stories to tell!
After a while of boxing with my Dad I do remember someone had a stamp with 'Oh what glee oh what joy I was here before Kilroy'! That still brings a smile to my face!
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We have always held the opinion that "Kilroy" is Ian Kirkpatrick of the Dartmoor Bounders. He always stamps the bottom right hand corner of the visitors book. We were told, when we used to stamp the back page to leave that area clear for Ian.
Checking the back page makes it quicker to see if you have already had the stamp before.
Checking the back page makes it quicker to see if you have already had the stamp before.
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I can remember seeing loads of regulars that equal Kilroy:Tamerton Chocolates wrote:They must have a rather impressive collection of stamps .. it is the only name that is almost always present in the boxes I find (either KilRoy or their round Dartmoor bounders stamps)
There are a few other regulars but nothing even comes close to him / them
Diptford Letterbox Hounds
Hagar Dave
Where the Hand of Man Hath Never Trod
Spiderman
Eggbuckland Poachers
Norfolk Dumplings
... just to name a few.
I think Kilroy stood out because of the siting of his penny stamp and visitors book placement. These folks must have found over one hundred thousand boxes between them.
This fox is the hunter, not the hunted !!
1,578 and counting ...
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