1983 red arrows framed copper picture

[brataccas]

bought this in a farm reduced from £25 to £10, I think the manager listed on it died recent? just wondering if anyone knows if this particular framed thing is rare or common

[BlackCat1982]

The 1983 Red Arrows:

Leader Sqn Ldr J Blackwell
2 Sqn Ldr I J Huzzard
3 Flt Lt J R Myers
4 Flt Lt T W L Miller
5 Flt Lt E H Ball
6 Flt Lt M H de Courcier
7 Flt Lt P A Tolman
8 Flt Lt S H Bedford
9 Flt Lt C A R Hirst

Manager Sqn Ldr J E Steenson
Engineer Flt Lt M E J Render
Adjutant WO H G Thorne

Given the team members can change every year it's possible every member had one, but these were also done for sponsors too. Not uncommon. One on Ebid recently failed to sell at £10.

[big ned]

bought this in a farm reduced from £25 to £10, I think the manager listed on it died recent? just wondering if anyone knows if this particular framed thing is rare or common

There's a guy at my club who used to sell these for a living back in the early 90's, they were popular enough at the time but he never really made any money at it. In his garage he still has a few boxes full of them with various subjects and scenes on them, and they are regularly put up as raffle prizes on open days and for charity events at various "Do's". Even then when the winning ticket is drawn, a muffled cry often drifts across the assembled audience of "It's O.K, put it up again..."