Boak and Bailey's Beer Blog - GALLERY: With the Lads c.1974

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This set of colourful beer mats from Cameron’s of Hartlepool from c.1974 offers an interesting glimpse into attitudes of the recent past.

http://boakandbailey.com/wp-content/...s_lads_500.jpgRoy Orbison on the set of The Glitterball (1977).http://boakandbailey.com/wp-content/...ongarm_500.jpgLuke Skywalker and Biggs Darklighter chuck a few arrows at Tosche Station.http://boakandbailey.com/wp-content/...s_lads_500.jpgOut of shot, two Action Man dolls and a teddy bear, AKA ‘the lads’.http://boakandbailey.com/wp-content/...ongarm_500.jpgNot for the first time, Rod Hull attempts to murder Emu.http://boakandbailey.com/wp-content/...h_lads_500.jpgHaving forgotten his kit, Peter Bowles is forced to do P.E. in his vest and pants.We’ve just acquired an enormous, unsorted collection of beer mats from the 1960s to the 1980s so expect a few more galleries like this.
GALLERY: With the Lads c.1974 from Boak & Bailey's Beer Blog - Over-thinking beer, pubs and the meaning of craft since 2007


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