Strange bits and pieces
Pea-Bee has been having a bit of a sort out and has found a number of little mementos that are both interesting and puzzling:
This first is a medal with "Tonic Sol-Fa Association" on one side and "Crystal Palace Choir July 17th 1861" on the other.
According to The Standard of 18th July 1861: "The fifth annual juvenile choral meeting of the association took place yesterday at the Crystal Palace, when the choir consisted of 3500 children, with a thousand tenors and bases."
[Pea-Bee will add a full transcription of the article at a later date - it does on a bit]
The second is this enamelled badge - dating from the 1920s/30s. Does anyone know was P.O.O.H. & R.H.B.F. stand for?
The only clue Pea-Bee has is that the original owner worked as a postman (P.O.?) and kept bees
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