Comments on: Trussing The Cooper At Truman’s Brewery

By: Sue

Sue — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 22:51:12 +0000

I’ve seen that film several times. Didn’t they used to show it as a “filler” on the BBC in the Fifties and Sixties? Similarly there was a film about the “mudlarks” at Southend Pier.

By: John Finn

John Finn — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 13:24:37 +0000

We used to have a similar ritual for printing apprentices finishing their time – covered in ink and paper-offcuts (and sometimes worse!), the victim would be put onto a trolley and wheeled around the printshop’s neighbourhood, ending with a visit to the local pub. I’m pleased to say that the tradition had come to an end by the time I finished my apprenticeship as a compositor in the late 1960s. I wonder if the new ‘modern’ apprenticeships will evolve their own rituals.

By: Leana Pooley

Leana Pooley — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 10:17:41 +0000

Sounded like Eamonn Andrews doing the commentary.

By: Philip Mernick

Philip Mernick — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 09:10:52 +0000

I was a student 1964 to 1966 and spent my summer vacations working in Trumans. Aluminium kegs were just being introduced but wooden barrels were still the norm. One of Trumans claims was “more hops in Ben Truman” and my job was to add that “more” by taking a funnel full of hops from a long cloth “pocket” and stuffing them into previously filled barrels.

By: Caroline Bottomley

Caroline Bottomley — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 07:56:59 +0000

Do a series on initiation rites GA!