I've only just noticed this on the JM site.

 

A Wigan Casino Tee-Shirt from the early 70's.

 

I'd never seen or heard of these before. Anyone here had one, seen one, knew about them???

 

Any other Casino Wear other than Spencers and badges?

 

Is it a pre-Christmas wind-up?

 

https://www.raresoulman.co.uk/auction/9583/wigan-casino-tee-shirt

 

I can see these being "booted" and on eBay ready for Santa to deliver  . If folks are willing to produce/buy a repo-membership card, who knows

Yuck!!

Somehow I don't think it will fit many if us, lol

It's absolutely awful

Mannys Marvellous metaphors;;    Museum piece, rare artefact, investment opportunity, museum piece  and the worlds rarest!  What is the adorable John alluding to:;the Elgin marbles, king Tuts tomb,the recently discovered hairy mammoth?   No ,its Johnny ,s Wigan Casino T shirt, place your bids now!

I might be willing to part with these if the price is right. Found in the bogs at the 4th Anniversary.

 

 

  On 13/12/2014 at 16:12, Matt Male said:

I might be willing to part with these if the price is right. Found in the bogs at the 4th Anniversary.

 

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Are they dry yet ??

  On 13/12/2014 at 16:14, Citizen P said:

Are they dry yet ??

 

No, preserved with the water from the Casino toilets soaked into them.

 

Like those mammoths found in the ice after thousands of years...

Edited December 13, 201410 yr by Matt Male

  On 13/12/2014 at 16:16, Matt Male said:

No, preserved with the water from the Casino toilets soaked into them.

 

Like those mammoths found in the ice after thousands of years...

 

If we could extract the DNA we might be able to recreate the old man who cleaned the bogs

So ..... never seen before.

 

That's 2 unicorn rare, stuff of legend, holy grail items finishing in the same auction week!

 

Will it split the bidding of those who seek the truly rare, iconic items. How do you choose. Tee Shirt of Darrell Banks

  On 13/12/2014 at 16:20, Pete S said:

If we could extract the DNA we might be able to recreate the old man who cleaned the bogs

 

The bogs were CLEANED??? 

  On 13/12/2014 at 18:21, Orotava said:

The bogs were CLEANED??? 

 

Was probably a mop with no mophead on it

Went to the casino from 75 to the last one never saw it - even though I was smashed most of the time I think I would have remembered something as bad as this

  On 13/12/2014 at 16:12, Matt Male said:

I might be willing to part with these if the price is right. Found in the bogs at the 4th Anniversary.

 

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complete with piss stains..haha

The bogs where cleaned with all the piss, whizz n brute That you sometimes had to tip toe through.

Steve

Not to everyone's taste im sure but these were sold towards the end of the seventies at Wigan its a piece of historic memorabilia thats all.

So no one remembers Brian Jolly from Wigan and a lady friend advertising them & the Casino 'nighter bag? I do remember them being on sale.

 

Paul

 

 

  On 13/12/2014 at 16:12, Matt Male said:

I might be willing to part with these if the price is right. Found in the bogs at the 4th Anniversary.

 

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If you sell them you'll have to give them a strict grading….."Slightly soiled" !

  On 13/12/2014 at 16:12, Matt Male said:

I might be willing to part with these if the price is right. Found in the bogs at the 4th Anniversary.

 

pants2.jpg

 

Yes, the condition description will be important.

 

Possibly mention "ringwear"

Heres the fella, he was to blame for them bogs

Hi Its genuine i have an unworn one at home with my northern memorabilia it was given away free with the wigan poster with all the small individual photos on, its absolutely tiny,first went to wigan when i was in my early teens and dont think it would

 have fitted me then, but its definately a genuine tshirt from wigan casino itself and not for sale in any shops commercialy

although i own one i agree with the rest of you it looks awful

ATB

Floyd

Edited December 14, 201410 yr by floyd

Hi sorry/ entered post twice

ATB

Floyd

Edited December 14, 201410 yr by floyd

  On 14/12/2014 at 18:12, floyd said:

Hi Its genuine i have an unworn one at home with my northern memorabilia it was given away free with the wigan poster with all the small individual photos on, its absolutely tiny,first went to wigan when i was in my early teens and dont think it would

 have fitted me then, but its definately a genuine tshirt from wigan casino itself and not for sale in any shops commercialy

although i own one i agree with the rest of you it looks awful

ATB

Floyd

Now, now Floyd, are you sure you never bought it? :-)

  On 14/12/2014 at 18:41, El Corol said:

Now, now Floyd, are you sure you never bought it? :-)

Hi i may have, but doubt it, its a long time ago and my heads not what it used to be after years of nighters and soulnights, but no matter how much of a mess i was in i couldnt  see myself paying for that thing , sure i was given it free but you never know , could have been in such a mess that i actually paid for it!!!!!

ATB

Floyd

Yes it was sold/ Freebie at Wigan I remember being given one and a Bag (still got the bag) by the manager as a lad I knew, John Rall, from the forces, used to be a doorman there and when we met up I got in for free, got bag and shirt along with patches. I was still wet behind the ears in them early days of the 70s. So getting the exec treatment was dead mint in those days!

 

the design is how I remember it, but to be honest over the years not many seem to recall the shirt or indeed the bag. I have posted pics of the bag in a previous post on here a few weeks/ months back.

 

As a piece of memorabilia it's just that. Cant see the point in being negative as regards to the item!

 

Dave H

Weren't you wearing it on Saturday night Dave?

  On 13/12/2014 at 16:12, Matt Male said:

I might be willing to part with these if the price is right. Found in the bogs at the 4th Anniversary.

 

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Blimey, popular post, but no interest yet.

and it's got that nicotine stained sweat that used to drip on us from the ceiling, such a well ventilated place to go to

So getting this straight, an inferior quality cotton top, produced to be given away free to promote a nightclub 40 odd years ago is now 'an (sic) historic artifact (sic)'?

Ok...Thank you, Sothebys...

Previous one sold to a museum? Didn't realise there was a Museum of Worthless Old Tat.

Glad to see it has not met its reserve. If it fails to do so, I suggest the seller should be made to wear this foolish garment in public forever more....;-)

Edited December 17, 201410 yr by son of stan

It's rank.

Just as a round-up of the thread - Tee Shirt finished at £186

 

There is some talk in another thread that the Darrell Banks London Issue crashed the site

 

I think we all know the item which created the REAL interest, enough to cause the damage

  On 13/12/2014 at 16:12, Matt Male said:

I might be willing to part with these if the price is right. Found in the bogs at the 4th Anniversary.

 

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And they were found in the ladies bogs as well! 

Sold mine for £200 a couple of years ago. Think it's in a museum somewhere now!