{"product_id":"pre-order-auld-reekie-choose-your-base","title":"PRE-ORDER - Auld Reekie - Choose Your Base","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreorder Opens Saturday October 24th at 10am 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis listing is a preorder.  You can expect shipment within 8 - 12 weeks of your order.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuld Reekie!  wale o' ilka town\u003cbr\u003eThat Scotland kens beneath the moon..\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobert Fergusson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the 16th \u0026amp; 17th centuries, Edinburgh was notorious for its... odor.  This included vast amounts of thick chimney smoke, which eventually went on to mark many of the buildings in the Old Town with black, sooty stains.  There were other reasons for the name, including narrow streets lined with all kinds of unpleasantries.  Although the cleansing efforts in the 20th century restored (not without some damage) many of the filthy buildings, remnants of Auld Reekie can be seen on the Old Town tenements, the Old College and many more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis moody, variegated colour reflects the effect that can be seen on the Scott Monument and the Tolbooth Kirk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePictured on:\u003cbr\u003eBase B - 4ply Aussie Merino\/Nylon\u003cbr\u003eAlpaca Fluff, 4ply Shetland \u0026amp; 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