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Travelling Tinker - The "Greys" (Canterbury) Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 8/31/2014
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

tin·ker 

n.

  1. A traveling mender of metal household utensils.
  2. Chiefly British A member of any of various traditionally itinerant groups of people living especially in Scotland and Ireland; a traveler.
  3. One who enjoys experimenting with and repairing machine parts.

source: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/


With almost everything these days being disposable and made from plastic I decided to find some old containers and make use of these for our entertainment. I love to 'tinker' and the idea of fixing something and keeping it going for just a little longer makes me smile. So to use some of these old examples of 'tin' cans in the aid of fun hopefully will bring a smile to your face, at least it'll bring a 'smilie' to your profile.

Happy travelling.

The "Greys"

1844 - founded by Godfrey Phillips, a tobacconist in the Barbican, London; later Godfrey Phillips and Sons; 1908 - registered as a limited company - Godfrey Phillips Limited; Operated from Commercial Street, London and had factories in Edinburgh, Bombay, Colombo, Melbourne and Wellington; absorbed many other firms and had a number of subsidiaries, including Abdulla & Co, Cavenders, Cohen and Weenan, Dominion Tobacco, Major Drapkin, Markovich, Millhoff, Muratti, Sarony, Teofani Thompson and Porteous, UK Tobacco Co; 1936 – new HQ and factory at 112, Commercial Street, London E1, built by G G Scott; 1968 - Philip Morris International Financial Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Philip Morris Inc., acquired full ownership of Godfrey Phillips Ltd. Holding company of Godfrey Phillips India Ltd.



If you have enjoyed this series and thought it was worth a favourite point for the effort involved. You could award one to the first in the series GC5C0QP. The cache is either the start or end of the series depending on your chosen path.




Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ybohea, zntargvp

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)