#fannish items

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From my collection of practical Atties: An Atty-thimble

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A silk handkerchief.

One of the items that were published for the bicentennial

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These are sometimes referred to as “Toby jugs”. This is technically incorrect - they’re character jugs, while Toby jugs are merely a specific subset of them.

Anyway, it’s an Atty jug, complete with a boot!

Turn, Arthur, turn - let us see you from all sides!

Ah yes... his head comes off...

I bet Lord Byron would have enjoyed this kind of Wellington jug...

It’s one of a series, by the way - here it is with its friends, Nelson and Boney:

(which are, by the way, both up for adoption if anyone wants them! I have no space for non-Atties)

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Here’s another piece of tableware - a cake stand today. And for a change, it’s not an after-Wellington’s-death-item.

Here’s a close-up of our Atty on it:

And, a rare thing - this is marked on the bottom.

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here’s another Atty jug from the time after his death, showing him crowned with laurels

The other side

A view from the top.

And a close-up.

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A matching cup and plate, both from the 2015 edition for the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo.

Gotta love the swords!

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Do you remember the ZX Spectrum?

No?

Don't worry, I'm sure you're not alone. The ZX Spectrum was a home computer launched in the UK in 1982. To read more about it, check out Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX_Spectrum

Though what does a Spectrum have to do with Wellington Overload?

You see… it was possible to play games on it.

And here, I would like to show you one of them:

WELLINGTON AT WATERLOO By Ken Wright

That is right! Our Atty had his own computer game all the way back in 1989!

Here's the text from the back of the case:

Wellington At Waterloo A simulation of the famous battle of Waterloo fought on 18 June 1815. The player commands Wellington's Anglo/Dutch army and the 4th Corps of Blucher's army. Arrayed against you are the massed ranks of Napoleon's army commanded by the computer. The computer opponent is capable of flexible response to the player's strategy. Three levels of difficulty ensure a challenging game, regardless of ability. The game features a large scrolling map, infantry, cavalry and artillery units. The infantry can charge formation, fighting in line, column or square. Other features include a comprehensive system of reorganisation within each corps of the player's army.

Now excuse me as I try to comb eBay for a working device.

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Atty cufflinks. I’ll hardly wear them and I suspect neither will the BF, but they have a pretty Atty on them nonetheless.

Close-up: