Notice of a meeting of the Edinburgh Skate Club

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This handwritten notice, dated 26 February 1827, is of a meeting of the Skate Club in Edinburgh.

The notice has a drawing of a skate with verses of poetry above and below the drawing.

The Skate Club was founded in Edinburgh in 1826 as a dining and convivial club, whose members were especially fond of eating skate wings as a delicacy.

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• Online ID: 000-100-048-309-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.OS 11
• Date: 1827
  26 February 1827
  
• Material: Paper. Inscription: Edinr. 26 Feby. 1827 I.S. sec. 14 Geo. Street
  Document / notice, meeting
  
• Dimensions: 201 mm H x 125 mm W
  
• What: Document / notice, meeting
  
• Subject:
• Who: I. S., 14 George Street, Edinburgh (Maker)
  Skate Club
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  
• Event:
• Description: Handwritten notice of a meeting of the Skate Club, Edinburgh, 26 February 1827, with a drawing of a skate with 5 verses above and one below
  
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