The Everton Collection: An interview with Elizabeth France
(Main header photograph: Everton Team Photo 1881, believed to be the earliest of an Everton team (The Everton Collection)) One man’s garbage is another man’s treasure 'The Everton Collection (formerly The David France Collection) is the greatest compilation of football club memorabilia in the world' – so declared Christies and Sotheby’s in 2005. Like many history buffs, I’ve wondered how you assemble such archives and sought insight from someone watching from the sidelines – Elizabeth, his wife of fifty-one years. How did the never-ending treasure hunt start? I heard it had something to do with 130 mph wind? Yes, we…
