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Old 04-10-2020, 03:00 PM
j_mcquillen j_mcquillen is offline
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An ARC spoon emerged from a dresser at some point over Christmas, I’m guessing this was a Rifle Club prize via Grandad McQuillen of Amble.
The spoon possibly originated from the other side of the family - J Wilson is referenced as the winner of a silver spoon in an earlier post from Coquet:

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...The following were the winners of the monthly shoots held in 1914 and were each presented with a silver spoon. The chairman made the presentations as follows:- A.E. Green, A Barnes, T. Barnes, F.M. Young, J. Wilson and E. Coulson, sen.
Mr. R. Lyall was awarded the Donegal Badge.
It may be the same spoon. Attached is a photo of J Wilson with rifle and trophies.
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