Some cracking old footage here. I absolutely love it.
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Hiya Osboro,thanks for the correct term for his job,something i did not know.Alas those toys,and my little Bro,are no longer around.They were the last gifts opened on Christmas Day when Gran and Grandad came for tea.I remember getting a little wooden boat with a mast and sail with rigging that could be hoisted on a brass spool and a metal robot that Geoff got and kept for years.Vespa, the term is " Sea Trials".Where they run everything to maximum ( usually around Tees Bay) before handing over to the owners. Do you and your brother still have any of the toys?.
I recognise the two guys just after your grandad, on the after deck of the Tug. Worked with them both as a boy,they were Men in their 40's/50's by then.
Brillant and moving footage.I sometimes wonder how their Teesside accent compares to modern day tones.I was pally with Gerry Clough,Brian`s brother,up at the local pub watching the football,although our accents had softened his was noticeably different to mine.He always called Middlesbrough Middlesbro,and his seemed more of a throw back to maybe a more monotone type than the sing song i can hear in todays accent.middlesbrough in film part 2