The Earliest Recorded Rep......

[Pete]

On a UK tv prog ( Horizon ) last night they showed a yellow carved 'jewel' on the cask of Tut....

It was thought to be a rare stone but when tested turned out to be glass found in the desert after a meteorite hit the Earth and melted the rocks..........

So, was this the earliest rep ?

And, it also struck me that I have been involved in reps myself........

1981 to 1989 I worked as a service engineer for a firm that built electronic classical ( ie church ) organs,

yes reps of pipe organs ! there's more........

The technical director was Hugh Banton, keyboard player for Van Der Graaf Generator ! a rep of a

rock band

Pete

Edited July 21, 2006 by Pete

[Pugwash]

On a UK tv prog ( Horizon ) last night they showed a yellow carved 'jewel' on the cask of Tut....

It was thought to be a rare stone but when tested turned out to be glass found in the desert after a meteorite hit the Earth and melted the rocks..........

I haven't seen the Horizon episode, but I read the news about it.

What I didn't understand was why the much simpler theory of its beign a fulgurite wasn't explored. Did Horizon mention lightning at all?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5196362.stm

[Gerco]

On a UK tv prog ( Horizon ) last night they showed a yellow carved 'jewel' on the cask of Tut....

It was thought to be a rare stone but when tested turned out to be glass found in the desert after a meteorite hit the Earth and melted the rocks..........

So, was this the earliest rep ?

Pete

That must have been the beginning of Thrustworthy's rep's imperium !