GEORGE FORMBY MEMORABILIA
Gibson Ukulele Banjo
Complete with original case, used by George in films and for entertaining the troops during World War II. Photographs and film footage are available of George playing the ukuelele.

OBE Medal
Presented to George Formby by King George VI in June 1946 for services to HM Armed Forces during World War II.

Original World War II maps
10 maps issued by the War Office for the invasion of Europe with troop positions indicated. George was the first entertainer into France after D-Day. All maps are signed Formby.

The Master recordings
July 1940 - Ack Ack Beer Beer - three 12" Master Recordings
November 1940 - Shelter Performance, Aldwych Underground Station - six 12" Master Recordings
May 1942 - ENSA Radio Programme - Six 12" Master Recordings
July 1942 - RAF Entertains No's 1-6 - Three 12" Master recordings
January 1944 - BBC Postcript - Four 12" Master Recordings
1950's - BBC London and Canada radio interviews - Three 12" Master recordings

16mm Films
Original Master film of "The Friday Show", transmitted 16th December 1960. Perfect condition in original metal film case.

Wartime newsreels including many out-takes never used.

The Silver Disc
"The Window Cleaner" - This disc was presented to George in December 1937 for the first 100,000 copies sold. The disc is in a presentation case.

British Passports
Three of George's British passports including the 1940-45 period, documenting his war time travel. All in the name of Mr. G. H. Booth professionally known as George Formby.

Beryl Formby's Scrapbook
Very large book documenting George's career 1940-1955. Thousands of original press cuttings, programmes and photographs.

Pat Howson's Scrapbooks
Three scrapbooks documenting George's engagement to Pat, his death and his will.

Theatre Programmes
Boots Boots, Off the Dole - programmes for release of the films.

Royal Command Performance 1937, personally signed by Max Miller, Gracie Fields, Flanagan & Allen, The Crazy Gang, Norman Evans, Will Fyfe and Florence Desmond

Glasgow Empire 1948 - signed "Just a wee reminder" (Thought to be a reference to advice given to GF on how to look after his money by Harry Lauder).

The British Show - Sweden - 1940

Royal Command Performance - Opera House, Blackpool - April 11 1955.

Bournemouth Pavilion 1956

The Forum, Jersey 1956

London Palladium 1958

Catelogues
Dale of 'Beryldene', June 1961

Sale of Jewels - 1964

Music
1. Full printed script and musical score for "Zip Goes A Million".
2. Four original George Formby ukulele tutors, published by Dallas.
3. Six George Formby music albums.
4. Twenty Four printed music sheets.
5. Twelve band parts for "Hi Tiddley Hi Ti Island"
6. Twenty band parts for "I Wonder Who's Under Her Balcony Now", signed by George
7. Twenty band parts for "On the Beat", signed by George.
8. Eight printed music sheets, Lawrence Wright Music.

Theatre Posters - Framed Originals
1. London Palladium 1938.
2. Empire, Holborn 1938.

Table Lamp
George, leaning on a lampost. Inscription on brass plate "Regal Zonophone 5th September 1937".

Cigarette Case
Presented during a tour of Canada and inscribed, "To Beryl & George with thanks".

Notebook
Small notebook in Beryl's handwriting in which she entered names, addresses and personal messages from the soldiers serving overseas, to be broadcast by George and Beryl on their return home.

Jockey Cap
Miniature good luck horseshoe and jockey cap that George kept on his racehorse in his jockey days. In later years this was hung on a wall in Beryldene (photographs available).

Recordings
78 rpm recordings of George Formby Snr.

Hundreds of Decca, Regal Zonophone and Columbia George Formby 78's, plus many one sided test pressings and "not for sale" records, all from George Formby's collection. (Formby estate 1961).

Six large reels and six small reels of unedited tape recordings from the BBC.

TEST PRESSINGS

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