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Postcard Subjects - Padstow Hobby Hoss

The Padstow oss is a May Day custom, but there are various other origin stories, such as the oss being invented to scare off invaders. Minehead residents claim that the origin of the Padstow oss is that sailors who came to Minehead from Padstow stole it.

Below are 2 from a series of at least 9 cards that are believed to exist.

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