We are now selling items to help pay for our costs with the Planning Application, as well as putting money towards fettling the garden and machines. All items can be purchased via PayPal direct simply by clicking on the link or by sending a cheque to The Fred Dibnah Heritage Centre at the address on the contact page. These are all original and you can only get them from the official Fred Dibnah Heritage Centre, they are going like hot cakes, so please order yours now to avoid disappointment. COST - £2.99 plus £1.99 Post and Packing. MANY THANKS FOR LOOKING AND PLEASE REMEMBER ALL FUNDS GO TOWARDS THE MAMMOTH TASK WE HAVE OF RESTORING FREDS PLACE TO ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION. I, and my helpers have been working our fingers to the bone to bring you something new, and we think these are fanastic! Hand made in Fred's shed using Fred's tools (and some of mine), these games have been made entirely from spare materials found at Fred's. The wood in fabulous Canadian Maple Wood which was used on the top spinners floor in a local cotton mill, the spinners apparently used to work in their bare feet so the floor had to be perfect! The game is approx. 9" x 4" and we have machine routed then drilled the wood, sanded it entirely by hand and finally lightly varlished these T&G floorboards and turned them in to the ancient game of 'Nine Men Morris'! This game is the fore runner of naughts and crosses and dates back to the Egyptian times. The pieces used in the game are spare rivets found in Fred's shed and have been semi-cleaned to retain their character and so not to sanatize them too much, the heads of the rivets have been painted red and green (Fred's favourite colours). Because they are hand made, no two are completely the same and we know that they will be collectors pieces in the future. As they are hand made, please don't expect them to look like they have come off the shelf, they are rustic and imperfect and that is their charm. This is the small version which I call the 'pocket size' - we also have a larger version listed below! Smaller version - 9" x 4" - COST £9.99 plus £3.99 p&p. Larger version - 12" x 8" - COST £14.99 plus £5.99 p&p. As we have said before, Fred, bless him, was a bit of a hoarder and whilst we have no intentions of selling off any of his tools, we have found some boxes of screws and rivets etc. These are all original and guaranteed to come from Fred's workshop complete with a certificate of authenticity! We will of course be keeping a stock of them for display purposes but we have such a surplus we can offer you the chance to own one of Fred's very own coach screws from his workshed. You can have one in its rusty or oily state or spit and polished, or even painted silver or gold! There are various sizes of these coach screws ranging from approx 3" long to 8” long, you can choose a size from our menu or you can order a full set. They are laid out on a plinth cut from the beautiful polished canadian maple wood left over from when Fred fitted out the bedroom floor in his extention. This wood was used for the top floor in a local cotton mill where the spinners used to work barefoot. This is a very collectable item. Many thanks for looking and please remember all funds go towards the mammoth task we have of restoring Freds place to its original condition. COSTS - 3” Square head coach screw £4.99 + p&p £1.99 6” “ “ “ “ £5.99 + p&p £2.99 8” “ “ “ “ £6.99 + p&p £3.99 Full set £15 + p&p £5.99 3" Rivet £4.99 + p&p £2.99 This is the only official authentic exact copy of the original statue of Fred that stands proud in the centre of Bolton, we have commissioned the original artist “Jane Robbins” the create this mini statue. Price - £64.98 inc PnP. The statue stands 9” tall and is made from Bronze resin, so it is extremely strong, quite heavy and has the appearance of solid bronze. The statue is mounted on a superb plynth of hardwood with Freds details engraved into it. This is a special edition and will be followed by a series of Fred in other typical actions, so hurry and make sure you get the first one so you can collect the full series, this will be a very collectable item and with the full set you will have an investment that must only increase in value as time goes by. These statues are only available from the Fred Dibnah Heritage Centre, so order yours now. Every statue comes with a number and a certificate of authenticity.
THE ONLY OFFICIAL FRED DIBNAH HERITAGE CENTRE LAPEL BADGE!
Ok folks they are here at last, we are so excited and pleased with these gorgeous badges. We have commissioned these badges as a limited edition so grab one while you can !! They are cream with a black outline, and a black chimney with black writing, very smart and very collectable.
NINE MEN MORRIS POCKET GAME
THE LARGER GAME
THE SMALLER GAME
COACH SCREW FROM FRED'S WORSHOP!
3" COACH SCREW:
6" COACH SCREW:
8" COACH SCREW:
FULL SET:
3" RIVET:
EXACT COPY OF THE FRED DIBNAH STATUE
THE FRED DIBNAH HERITAGE CENTRE
