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Old Abys



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One of the Club's most unusual possessions is a genuine mummified cat, thought to date from about 800 BC.  We think it belonged to Founder Member Mr. H. C. Brooke, and probably came into the Club's possession after his death in 1930.

The mummy is kept in a glass case, in the custody of one of our longest-serving committee members, and is brought out for special occasions.  

Dennis Burrows, appointed Chairman in 1969 and latterly Vice-President until 1987, wrote a meticulously researched article detailing the history of the mummy.  It is available from the Club stall at our Show.




 





Early Abys
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Ch. Aluminium II - Silver abyssinian born 1907


Ras Imru - born 1936


Heatherpine Juanita - born 1951


Croham Zara - born 1950







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