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Gentle Friends,

I recently experienced a birthday and my bride of 39 years provided me with a wonderful Beau Geste Delhi Durbar set of figures, Set #91. The set includes a figure of Gertrude Bell. Gertrude Bell was a young English lady who extensively traveled through the Middle East and through India. Everywhere she went, she took numerous pictures of the sights she saw.

Ms. Bell was among the many persons who witnessed the 1903 Delhi Durber and, true to form, she took many photographs of the events and the people associated with the Durbar. It is my understanding that some of Ms. Bell's photographs have been used to design Delhi Durbar figures and sets.

The set I received illustrates Gertrude Bell photographing the famous Kashmir Giants. The Giants were a pair of soldiers who measured 7 feet and 4 inches in height. As a result, the Giants towered over their soldierly colleagues.

You should find attached five photographs of this wonderful set. I have outlined what you will see in each photograph below:

1.) Picture #1 - This photograph presents the entire set including the Giants, their brothers-in-arms, and Gertrude Bell with her camera.

2.) Picture #2 - In this photograph, you will find the figure of Ms. Bell and her camera.

3.) Picture #3 - This picture illustrates the height difference between the Giants and their colleagues.

4.) Want to compare the height of Ms Bell with that of the Kashmir Giants? Simply glance at picture #4 for such a comparison.

5.) Picture #5 - I include this picture so you might see the reverse of the figures.

I find this set to be very special as I know of no other Toy Soldier Company that has produced a set that includes the Kashmir Giants and/or a figure of Gertrude Bell. I am most proud to include this set in my Delhi Durbar collection. I hope you enjoy seeing the figures.

Warmest personal regards,

Pat :)
 

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Those are wonderful figures Pat.
I see there is quite an extensive bibliography on Gertrude Bell.
She sounds like an interesting lady
Regards
Damian
 
Pat

This is a wonderful collection. I am familiar with Ms. Bell's photography and what a great idea to include her in the set. My hats off to the Donzino's for doing this. Below is a photo of Ms. Bell (in Iraq 1909) and one of her photos of India from the Bell photo website.
http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/
Bell and Lawrence of Arabia were active in the formation of Jordan and Iraq. She was also a spy besides being a photographer. There are lots of books on her (see below for some)
thank you for sharing this set with us.
Randy
 

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damian said:
Those are wonderful figures Pat.
I see there is quite an extensive bibliography on Gertrude Bell.
She sounds like an interesting lady
Regards
Damian
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PolarBear said:
Pat

This is a wonderful collection. I am familiar with Ms. Bell's photography and what a great idea to include her in the set. My hats off to the Donzino's for doing this. Below is a photo of Ms. Bell (in Iraq 1909) and one of her photos of India from the Bell photo website.
http://www.gerty.ncl.ac.uk/
Bell and Lawrence of Arabia were active in the formation of Jordan and Iraq. She was also a spy besides being a photographer. There are lots of books on her (see below for some)
thank you for sharing this set with us.
Randy
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Hi Damain and Randy,

Thanks for your kind comments. And, thanks for the pictures and references. There is no doubt that Gertrude Bell was a special person in many ways and, I agree, the Donzinos should be complimented for producing this wonderful set. I am really pleased to have it in my collection!

Warmest personal regards,

Pat :)
 
Thanks for posting this Pat.Following your post i read about this lady on Wikipedia and it was very interesting indeed.What a fascinating women and what a life she led.There is something wonderful about life in that era i think,maybe its the romance of travelling to far off places in the days of Cruises and the early years of flight.Thanks again.

Rob
 
Rob said:
Thanks for posting this Pat.Following your post i read about this lady on Wikipedia and it was very interesting indeed.What a fascinating women and what a life she led.There is something wonderful about life in that era i think,maybe its the romance of travelling to far off places in the days of Cruises and the early years of flight.Thanks again.

Rob
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Completely agree Rob.
What an excellent thread this is.

Vive La France
Henri-La-Tete
 
Rob said:
Thanks for posting this Pat.Following your post i read about this lady on Wikipedia and it was very interesting indeed.What a fascinating women and what a life she led.There is something wonderful about life in that era i think,maybe its the romance of travelling to far off places in the days of Cruises and the early years of flight.Thanks again.

Rob
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Hi Rob,

I am pleased that you took the time to learn more about Gertrude Bell. You are certainly correct that she lead a very interesting life. I also agree that there is something enchanting about traveling to far away places during that era. I believe we are very fortunate that Ms. Bell left so many good records of her experience and of her life during the early part of the 20th century.

Thanks for your post. It is nice to know you found Ms. Bell and her experiece to be interesting.

Warmest personal regards,

Pat :)
 
Yep this is good stuff. The kind of thread we need more of, that highlights nice figures that we may not normally hear about and interesting stories.
 
wadepat said:
Hi Harry,

Thanks for your kind comment. I am glad you are enjoying this thread.

Warmest personal regards,

Pat :)
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Pat,
IMO this is the sort of thread that we need more of. Absolutely facinating, And thanks again for pointing me in the correct direction for an amazing story about an amazing individual - and an amazing human being if I may say so.
Very Best Regards
H
 
So sad she had to take her own life to avoid the horrors of cancer,she really should be more widely celebrated.

Rob
 
Rob said:
So sad she had to take her own life to avoid the horrors of cancer,she really should be more widely celebrated.

Rob
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Rob,
Sadly, its not fashionable to admire the people who made our nation GREAT,
Cheers
H
 
Pat: Thanks for the information on Gertrude Bell. I will see if the library has any books about her fascinating life. Nice post. John
 
There were some remarkable Victorian and early 20 th Century British women.
Emily Hobhouse was deported from SA for exposing the concentration camp policy during the Boer war. Read Those Bloody Women by Brian Roberts. Fanny Colenso was the daughter of the Bishop of Natal. She had an unconsumated love affair with Col Durnford who was estranged from his wife. She wrote a number of polemics criticizing the Birtish action in Zululand and defending the memory of Durnford. These are highly sought after collectors items now. Harriette her sister defended Dinizulu the son of Chetswayo against the machinations of the Natal colonists and the British in their attempt to incorporate Zululand into the colony of Natal in the years after the Zulu War. The book to read is Across the River by Jeff Guy.
Another fascvi9nating group of sisters is teh Mitford girls. They were an aristicratic family and spawned a poet, a communist and a fascist.
Quite amazing.
Gerturde Bell is one of these amazing, eccentric and fascinating women.
Regards
Damian Clarke
 
John,

I'm about one quarter of the way through Atkinson's excellent book. Recommend to anybody. He doesn't mince words, that's for sure.
 
Brad: Rick's book seems critical of Churchill "running the Italy campaign". My uncle was in the 36th Division on the Rapido River assault. He was wounded several times and Fred Walker the Division commander was a great guy. He fought the whole war with the "T - Patches". Texas National Guard but he was from Chicago and they had other states in the unit. He was in VA hospitals on and off for war surgeries. I know when they had reunions he went and my aunt has a book signed from General Walker. I know the 36th Division hated Mark Clark and complained to Congressional hearings after the war about his poor judgment. John
 
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