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Plastic Tub is a repository of lore and history regarding the Accidental Associationalist movement, its activities, major players and splinter movements. All of the information herein has been supplied by amateur historians and participants of the group. While every effort has been made to preserve the accuracy and integrity of the information, please bear in mind that the wiki format allows anyone to change and update entries. Thus we advise all researchers that while Plastic Tub is a good starting point for your work, it should not be considered an infallible authority on any subject. Every effort should be made to verify and cross-check information contained in this site. Plastic Tub is not responsible for any errors or omissions in this site or the effects these errors may have on your personal projects.

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The League of Gnomes

The League was founded in 1943 in New York City and had spread to Philadelphia, Boston, Richmond and Washington, D.C. by 1945. Each city consisted of a "Grotto" comprised of anywhere between three (the minimum) and 13 (the maximum). Grottos weren't independent and answered to the authority of the New York Grotto.

By 1947 Grottos existed in Lebanon, London, Toulouse, Paris, Milan, Naples, Madrid, Bucharest and Cairo.

Grotto activity was limited during the Second World War but from 1950 to 1970 the League of Gnomes' growth remained steady. A series of highly publicised altercations with the The League of Men with Fancy Gloves caused them to cease their public activity in early 1971. Although they are known to have Grottos in nearly every major city in the world, their current membership and raison d'être remains . . . CONTINUED

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