December 2016

Chris Perrott (935) found this photograph for sale as part of a lot on eBay recently. It shows Ralph Parrott with Egyptian Army Officers during WWII. Ralph was the son of Frederick John Parrott of Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire – his given name was actually Sheldon but it appears that he must have preferred to be known …

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Ten cents and two sticks of dynamite: the town of Parrott, Virginia and its namesake, John Henry Parrott By Wayne Parrott Chris Perrett recently found a token from Parrott, Virginia, on eBay and posted it on the P-rr-tt Society Facebook page on August 15 of this year (Figure 1). Thus I set out to uncover …

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