Here in Marmaland, Museum Curator Mr Jones is not usually a man to part with his pots, but recently a Mr P Kolvin made him an offer that he simply could not refuse.
Having missed out to Jones in a recent Ebay auction for a rare 7lb Keillers pot, Mr Kolvin was still extremely keen to get his hands on the jar as it was the same as a pot his wife had once owned and loved.
It is thought that Mrs Kolvin’s pot was smashed some time ago, in a freak yachting accident off of the coast of Spain.
So determined was Kolvin to put his wife’s ongoing marmalade jar nightmares to bed, and having been impressed with what he had seen of the Worlds First Museum of Marmalade, he made an offer of a sizeable donation to assist the ongoing funding of the Museum and to secure the pot as a Mothers Day gift for Mrs Kolvin.
His offer was both generous, and accepted.
Having missed out to Jones in a recent Ebay auction for a rare 7lb Keillers pot, Mr Kolvin was still extremely keen to get his hands on the jar as it was the same as a pot his wife had once owned and loved.
It is thought that Mrs Kolvin’s pot was smashed some time ago, in a freak yachting accident off of the coast of Spain.
So determined was Kolvin to put his wife’s ongoing marmalade jar nightmares to bed, and having been impressed with what he had seen of the Worlds First Museum of Marmalade, he made an offer of a sizeable donation to assist the ongoing funding of the Museum and to secure the pot as a Mothers Day gift for Mrs Kolvin.
His offer was both generous, and accepted.
On securing the pot Mr Kolvin said "You are obviously unique people. I am glad that the cash injection will do some good. I would only have blown it on some inferior product, like jam".
So what does this unexpected cash injection mean for Marmaland? More pots, more old advertisements?
No, more important than that - The Marmalord needs transportation. What good is a superhero without a suitable vehicle?
So with Mr Kolvin’s donation, over the next few months we will be ‘pimping the Marmalord’s ride’.
Our starting point is the old Lada Riva E (pictured above) and some orange and black paint, but when we finish we will have the MarmaLada!
Watch this space for ‘Pimping’ progress reports…………………..
So what does this unexpected cash injection mean for Marmaland? More pots, more old advertisements?
No, more important than that - The Marmalord needs transportation. What good is a superhero without a suitable vehicle?
So with Mr Kolvin’s donation, over the next few months we will be ‘pimping the Marmalord’s ride’.
Our starting point is the old Lada Riva E (pictured above) and some orange and black paint, but when we finish we will have the MarmaLada!
Watch this space for ‘Pimping’ progress reports…………………..
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