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GS002
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GS001
This item is a guest item, appearing on our website for a limited time. See this spot each month to discover something new... This sample of collected ‘thumb-o-graphs’ shows eleven former Swansea RFC players recorded alongside their autographs between 1905 and 1907. In the order of the images in the gallery above, the players (alongside the dates they played for Swansea) are: Frank “The General” Gordon: 1894 - 1906 Dick Jones: 1899 - 1910 Dicky Owen: 1899 - 1912 Fred Scrine: 1895 - 1901 Jack Bancroft: 1905 -1914 Billy “Willie” Trew: 1898 - 1913 Will Joseph: 1899 - 1906 Aubrey Smith: 1900 - 1901 Ivor Morgan: 1905 - 1912 Willie Arnold: 1903 - 1904 Dai “Port Tennant” Davies: 1901 -1912 The further stories of all players found here can be found on our website. Please feel welcome to search the collection to find out more. This sample was graciously provided by Dai Richards of Rugby Relics. On his website, you can find images of the whole collection of thumb-o-graphs taken during this period, among many more items. Dai can be found at: http://www.rugbyrelics.com/