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22-10-2011, 10:26
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Here are four British beer mats from the sixties (or early seventies?).
Two make dubious health claims for their product — Mann’s does you a power of good, while Mackeson’s looks good, tastes good and does good. The retro equivalent of “contains friendly bacteria”, maybe?
http://boakandbailey.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/manns.jpg (http://boakandbailey.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/manns.jpg)
http://boakandbailey.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mackesondoesgood.jpg (http://boakandbailey.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mackesondoesgood.jpg)
And these two are just beautiful. Helvetica ahoy on the Worthington mat? And the Watney’s design is pure Festival of Britain.
http://boakandbailey.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/worthingtonnutbrown.jpg (http://boakandbailey.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/worthingtonnutbrown.jpg)
http://boakandbailey.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/watneys.jpg (http://boakandbailey.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/watneys.jpg)
More... (http://boakandbailey.com/2011/10/22/yet-more-vintage-beer-mats/)
Here are four British beer mats from the sixties (or early seventies?).
Two make dubious health claims for their product — Mann’s does you a power of good, while Mackeson’s looks good, tastes good and does good. The retro equivalent of “contains friendly bacteria”, maybe?
http://boakandbailey.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/manns.jpg (http://boakandbailey.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/manns.jpg)
http://boakandbailey.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mackesondoesgood.jpg (http://boakandbailey.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/mackesondoesgood.jpg)
And these two are just beautiful. Helvetica ahoy on the Worthington mat? And the Watney’s design is pure Festival of Britain.
http://boakandbailey.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/worthingtonnutbrown.jpg (http://boakandbailey.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/worthingtonnutbrown.jpg)
http://boakandbailey.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/watneys.jpg (http://boakandbailey.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/watneys.jpg)
More... (http://boakandbailey.com/2011/10/22/yet-more-vintage-beer-mats/)