tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post1386087953074336083..comments2024-03-28T13:49:48.236+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Alphonse.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-45086483995213668542014-08-01T06:25:51.063+01:002014-08-01T06:25:51.063+01:00I am surprised he hasn't already been played w...I am surprised he hasn't already been played with by the grandsons.Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-56541287852668397782014-08-01T04:43:52.362+01:002014-08-01T04:43:52.362+01:00I suppose you're right, he's certainly the...I suppose you're right, he's certainly the only one of his sort.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-58846323591457605992014-07-31T23:36:08.866+01:002014-07-31T23:36:08.866+01:00I agree with Doc. Alphonse is more than what he a...I agree with Doc. Alphonse is more than what he appears: he is part of history.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-82899440787276043062014-07-31T16:29:52.561+01:002014-07-31T16:29:52.561+01:00I think he needs to be rescued; he is part of your...I think he needs to be rescued; he is part of your history. And besides your grandsons would probably love to see him.Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05230334534323236665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-66570869537556050962014-07-31T16:22:35.889+01:002014-07-31T16:22:35.889+01:00I do hope you get to see him again.I do hope you get to see him again.megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-76576394825007573302014-07-31T13:41:29.637+01:002014-07-31T13:41:29.637+01:00No knee or elbow joints. I'm wondering if he i...No knee or elbow joints. I'm wondering if he isn't a bit taller even. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-77976078680892532172014-07-31T13:15:04.900+01:002014-07-31T13:15:04.900+01:0018 inches tall??? That was a pretty big doll. Wa...18 inches tall??? That was a pretty big doll. Was he jointed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-82083106923874201562014-07-31T11:39:18.270+01:002014-07-31T11:39:18.270+01:00Look forward to seeing him again (even though it w...Look forward to seeing him again (even though it will only be a photo) when you take him from the loft, especially that raffia hat.Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-76341388349142827722014-07-31T10:12:26.794+01:002014-07-31T10:12:26.794+01:00He always had that hat and those shoes. I never li...He always had that hat and those shoes. I never liked the metal band and handle.... which is probably why they became 'misplaced'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-67054908243372912082014-07-31T10:06:01.381+01:002014-07-31T10:06:01.381+01:00The more I think of him I remember him having a cl...The more I think of him I remember him having a cloth f/s cap that folded flat into a rectangle. I don't remember those shoes either.<br /><br />But then I haven't seen him since 1965 at the latest.Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-34416363419651947732014-07-31T10:02:03.324+01:002014-07-31T10:02:03.324+01:00I have often wondered what happened to Alphonse. ...I have often wondered what happened to Alphonse. I always understood him to be "Mother's doll". I don't remember the raffia hat but I do remember the handle and steel band that went around his waist to make him walk.<br /><br />A shame that he is languishing in a loft - hope there are no moths there.Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-59796728376968736032014-07-31T08:53:00.463+01:002014-07-31T08:53:00.463+01:00Poor Alphonse - does he not merit a trip to that B...Poor Alphonse - does he not merit a trip to that Brighton loft to try and find him and rescue him?The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-62006949021218499972014-07-31T06:56:22.699+01:002014-07-31T06:56:22.699+01:00Lucky Alphonse. Instad of being a prisoner of war ...Lucky Alphonse. Instad of being a prisoner of war he became an Action Man.Yaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15181961536405061470noreply@blogger.com