OYSTERS ARE IN The mayor of Colchester declares Oyster Season open.
This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA.	Tape Master:	5247
	Catalog #:	244769
	Clip Number:	244769-1
	Orginal Film:	G 1016
	Timecode:	01:11:17 - 01:12:12
	Location:	Colchester, Essex.
	Year Shot:	1923 (Actual Year)
	Audio:	No
	Color:	No
	Headings:	ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATE, MARINE: Mollusk, Bivalve, Oysters FISHING: Commercial, Large Scale LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Essex
	Description:	"Oysters are in" - (official). After partaking the traditional gin and gingerbread - mayor officially declares Oyster Season open. Colchester, Essex. A man hands round the gin to the dignitaries while someone else passes round a plate of gingerbread. M/S of the mayor, he takes his hat off and they all drink the gin. M/S of him and others in a boat, they haul the oyster net out of the sea and empty it onto the boat. M/S profile of the mayor and others eating the oysters, they discard the shells and turn and smile.

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