Oysters Are In (1923)

Item title reads - “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. 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),