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Travelling Tinker - Cooltipt (Canterbury) Traditional Cache

Hidden : 9/1/2014
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.

Cooltipt

Taken from a Programme for His Majesty's Theatre, London in 1938

"It's the wool that cools". The perfect Virginia cigarette, wool filtered for fitness.

Analyst's Report
TARRY MATTER (always produced by burning tobacco): Wool wads absorb twice as much as paper wads.

NICOTINE: Wool wads allow through only half as much nicotine as paper wads or cigarettes without filters.

COOLNESS: Thermometric tests scientifically confirm the marked cooling effect experienced when smoking through a wool filter tip.

Originals of these Analyst's Reports may be seen at Abdulla & Co. Ltd.

Abdulla & Company, Ltd.
The company was founded in London, England, in 1902, and were most famous for their eponymous cigarette brand, which they made in various blends (Egyptian, Virginian, and Turkish). In 1917, Abdulla moved their headquarters to 173 New Bond Street in Mayfair (formerly the location of the Fabergé shop, and currently home to Chanel), and opened a branch in the Netherlands in 1923. Around 1927, Abdulla & Company was purchased by a larger competitor, Godfrey Phillips, which kept the company name and brands going. In 1968, Godfrey Phillips U.K. was purchased by Philip Morris International.



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)

65

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)