Sinclair Dates

["John S. Quarterman" <jsq@quarterman.com>]

   [1]Tomorrow:
   October 8

   1938: Parthenon Inquiry Report, "3. The Board held a fourth meeting on
   the 15th of November 1938 at which all the members were present except
   Sir  Charles  Peers  who  communicated  his  views in a letter to Lord
   Macmillan  of  14th November. The Board examined J. F. Sinclair and A.
   E. Simenton, two of the labourers who had been engaged in the cleaning
   of the sculptures; and A. S. Holcombe, the Foreman Mason, was recalled
   and further examined. Sinclair stated that he had used copper tools in
   cleaning  the  Parthenon  marbles since June 1937. He also stated that
   Daniel,  the  foreman  employed by Lord Duveen, had pointed out to him
   that  one  of  the  slabs,  chosen  for Lord Duveen to show in his new
   gallery,  was  not  white enough and that Holcombe had previously told
   him  to  see  if  he could brighten it up. The slab was in consequence
   recleaned. Daniel commended him for getting it whiter. The incident is
   of   importance  only  as  showing  that  Holcombe  and  Sinclair  and
   presumably  the  other  workmen were aware of Daniel's desire that the
   sculptures  should  be  made  as  clean and white as possible for Lord
   Duveen.

   4.  The  Board learned from Holcombe, Sinclair and Simenton that a sum
   of  two  or  three  pounds  had been given by Daniel to Holcombe to be
   divided  among  himself  and the workmen after they had performed some
   heavy  work  in  moving  some of the sculptures, and that this sum was
   shared  among  them.  The Board do not associate this payment with the
   cleaning  operations, except in so far as it was calculated to promote
   the  readiness  of  Holcombe  and  the workmen to comply with Daniel's
   wishes."  BOARD  OF INQUIRY APPOINTED BY THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE
   TRUSTEES  OF  THE  BRITISH  MUSEUM  AT  A MEETING ON 8TH OCTOBER, 1938
   --[2]labehotiere@wanadoo.fr   Source:   Appendix   6  .BRITISH  MUSEUM
   PARTHENON SCULPTURES SECOND REPORT BY THE

   1999:  Rachel  Stokes b., Rachel (Niven and Lena's god-daughter) turns
   one on the 8th October! Daughter of Margaret Stokes (milamba). Source:
   milamba

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