Who was Mark E Kirby

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Does anyone know who Mark E Kirby, a manufacturer of something or other, in Holbeck, was?
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I've never heard of him, sadly. If you put his name into Google, this thread is the first thing listed...Is he related to Mark E Smith?
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there might be a better chance of finding out if you give us some idea of the time frame reference Munki.
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Anything to do with Kirby Removals, Armley?
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raveydavey wrote: I've never heard of him, sadly. If you put his name into Google, this thread is the first thing listed...Is he related to Mark E Smith? Oh dear, you had me FALLing about with laughter at that one.
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munki wrote: Does anyone know who Mark E Kirby, a manufacturer of something or other, in Holbeck, was? Was he the guy that developed the spray paint for utility firm surveyors to mark underpavement cables and pipes for planned pavement digging.Think about it......
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Are you asking for a clue?
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I appear to have forgotten how to post pictures to my own website.
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munki wrote: I appear to have forgotten how to post pictures to my own website. You will need to do it using Internet Explorer for a start because other than an old version of Opera nobody else is admitting to success with anything else. Plenty of advice in the Tech support section includinghttp://www.secretleeds.co.uk/forum/Messages.aspx?ThreadID=137
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munki wrote: Are you asking for a clue? I'm confused now! Was the query in your post that started this thread one that you actually know the answer but asked it as a quiz type query to see if anyone else knew it?    
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