The First Oysters (1927)

Item title reads: “The First Oysters. Opening of Season celebrated with ancient custom including, of course, “the gin and the gingerbread“.“ Colchester, Essex M/S of Mayor in chains of office with other people in background. They raise their glasses in a toast, and wave their hats in a 3 cheers salute. The Mayor is helped by a trawler man to haul up a fishing net over the side of a boat. The Mayor and others are seen sampling oysters in close up, loosening it up and slurping it down. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnew