Years ago I bought a roll- neck sweater made from 70% cashmere and 30% silk by Johnstons of Elgin. I have tried quite hard to buy a similar cashmere mix…
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Where to service a vintage watch
I would like to have a decent vintage watch serviced and repaired so I can give it to my grandson. Do you know a vintage watch repair specialist? WH, London
How to repair a moth eaten Musto
I would be most grateful for some help. My second skin for the winter is a Musto Highland shooting coat, which I have had for many years. Over the summer…
An ideal walking cane or umbrella
Our shoot is very keen to present a gift to a member who is moving away. He has been an excellent and amusing part of our team and will be…
Shotguns: to break or not to break
Have safety practices with shotguns changed over the years? I refer to the cover of the June issue of The Field. Her Majesty has a gentleman with a closed shotgun…
How to separate a stuck fishing rod
A few months ago I lent my wife a favourite carbon fishing rod while loch-fishing in Scotland. The fishing rod tip separated from the base section and a well-meaning gillie…
The best clothes brush to clean a hunt coat
I am struggling to find a clothes-brush to clean my hunt coat, which is often very muddy (although last winter was much kinder than most). Do you know a company…
Where to find a speed loader
My father saw a speed-loader in a magazine around Christmas time. I believe the speed-loader looked like a rope that had been joined together at its ends, then you slipped…
Repairing vintage fountain pens
I have come across three nice old fountain pens that belonged to my mother: a Conway Stewart fountain pen, a Waterman fountain pen and a Swan, all dating from the…
Repairing a leopard skin rug
I have a complete leopard skin, backed with green felt and including full mounted head, which has seen better days. Do you know someone who can advise me how to…