Some pretty ancient scrapbooks and albums come through the doors of Noble Macmillan either for engraving or repair and we love (with the owner's permission of course) having a look at the old photos and hearing some of the stories that go with them. So it was very exciting last weekend to unearth my very own Great Aunt's beautiful scrapbook, full of a lifetime of photos, invitations and newspaper cuttings dating all the way back to the coronation of George VI. 
To say she's a fan of the royals is a bit of an understatement. In fact on leafing through you might be forgiven for thinking that we were in fact related to the royal family such is the intermingling of family photos with cut-outs of the Queen Mother.
It's a pretty incredible book which has really stood the test of time and though I'd love to say it's one of Noble Macmillan's own, as we've only been going for 25 years it pre-dates us by about 50 years. It is however amazing to think that the scrapbooks and albums we're selling today will be treasured and pored over in 75 years time, a real heirloom for the future. 
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