That is such a darn ugly pin.. ROFL. It doesn't just say 'water rat'. It say GRAND ORDER of the WATER RATS I'll bet there were real 'big' rats back then in London too near the Thames.
Oh my. This group still exists. Most were FREEMASONS and raised money for charitable organizations. This article shows todays rats and a photograph of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy as members. http://www.gowr.net/Archive/archiveofthegran.html
Are there any photos of Charlie with The Water Rats?
ReplyDeleteI am aware of one photo from a meeting in the 1950s:
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ReplyDeleteThat is such a darn ugly pin.. ROFL. It doesn't just say 'water rat'. It say GRAND ORDER of the WATER RATS
I'll bet there were real 'big' rats back then in London too near the Thames.
Oh my. This group still exists. Most were FREEMASONS and raised money for charitable organizations. This article shows todays rats and a photograph of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy as members.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.gowr.net/Archive/archiveofthegran.html