Continuing the stories of my family treasures.
This one is a real treasure ( both of monetary and sentimental value ) and hence is stored in a safety deposit box to be given to next gen who will value it
As mentioned in Remembering those who came before us – Part 2 Eric Lindsay and his brothers were very impressive footballers and tennis players
Way back in the early 20th century when you won a premiership you got “real” gold medals
Charlie Lindsay played 1st Grade football for Port Kembla and they must have won the comp in 1922
Eric Lindsay and Charlie Lindsay played 1st Grade football for Dapto and they must have won the premiership in 1919
In 1906 Eric Lindsay won the Junior Tennis Championship and again his win was celebrated with “real” gold
and they all came with this beautiful “real” gold fob chain
I decided to keep up the family tradition and had my son’s national ski championship awards replicated in gold and added to the family history fob chain. I am confident the next gen will value them as much as me.
Whilst it is sad they are kept locked away, I would be devasted if I wore the fob chain and lost them and just having the capacity to share their story gives me great joy
See Part One and Part Two of this series
