I too only knew gav through emails and posts. He was very encouraging to even the novice collectors to pursue details about their acquisitions. I was very honored when gav contacted me to contribute my research on the Shanklin Storm King to the torch section of the traffic gard page. I had been collecting for less than a year but that did not matter to him. We have lost someone with great "Institutional Memory" about our hobby. Perhaps we can honor his memory by someday finding the answer to his annual post looking for the name of the company that marketed the Embury made Hercules lantern. Rest in peace GAV