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Several years ago, the former MG office block was renovated into "flats". During the renovation, a false wall was found and removed, revealing Cecil Kimbers private inner-office. It was recognized immediately as Kimber's long lost MG roll-a-pad, on which he sketched all the earliest MGs. Few realize that MGs were small mainly due to the small square size of the paper Kimber was fond of using. This piece of memorbilia is therefore intrinsically linked the MG lore.

Kimber's MG Roll-a-Pad is due to be auctioned later this month at Christies. I understand the partially used original note pad refill is currently with a paper conservator. (This type of paper is know for sudden browning when exposed to some common every day material. Or common twice a day material). The aftermarket replacement paper is for the staged photograph only. The item includes a section of pea green wall on which is was originally mounted.

Anyone with additional information should feel free to share it with us.

It must be midnight, GMT.

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Documenting my project in my journal at https://www.mgexp.com/home#journal

Wow, a nearly ten minute wait for the #2 post.

Greetings from my Australian vacation.

I hope everything comes out alright.

April fool!

Now That's a load off my mind!

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Michael J. Caputo
'79, '77, '76, '74.5 (rubber dual SU), and '73 owner. Extensive experience in 12v Audio System design and installation. Vendor of Regalia and Promotional Products since 1993. Supplier of Accessories to MOSS. Forum Member since 2009; with a warped sense of humor since birth. Publisher of the annual MGB & GT Calendar, mailed worldwide.

The whole idea of this has suddenly "constipated" my brain. Let me get off my throne, call my Charmin Field Rep. and take some more Gas-X. I'll get right back to you!!

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Those who confuse Burro and Burrow don't know their @ss from a hole in the ground...

I understand that Cecil Kimber and Mr. Whipple were childhood friends.

Ah sheeit.

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Si Vis pacem, para bellum

They may not have had 2-ply in the 1930's England, but it is available on 1 April 2015!

John Morrison

You have not lived till you have used a roll called KILOMETER.
This was sold in Belgium when I was living there in 1958.
It was so rough it could have been used as rust remover on cast iron.
We used to say that was how high you jumped when using it.
Sandy

read the story.... then scrolled down to the pic. well-played.

The job is not finished until the paper work is done. Wash your hands and start with a clean sheet.

In my youth I had a job producing that stuff, very interesting.

We call that "John Wayne" toilet paper; it's rough and tough and doesn't take crap off of anyone!

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T. Keith Vezina
British Motoring Club New Orleans
1976 MGB, 1976 MGB Trailer & 1978 MGB V8