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A Dougie Cooper, October 1964. Names? And what is in the bottle on the bar?
Picture added on 19 May 2006
Possibly Haigs Dimple bottle on the bar
Added by Ross Flett on 19 May 2006
The man on the left is Bill ? who was the test clerk, i.e. the person who dealt with fault reporting and testing, in the Kirkwall Exchange in the early 60's.
Added by Norma Campbell on 20 May 2006
Bill Robertson. Next? Charlie Smith. Mechanic in Tullochs.Next? end looks like Jimmy Urquhart. GPO
Added by William Watters on 21 May 2006
The middle three gents are, Bob Nicholson, a very dapper Charlie Smith, Tommo Leonard, ( mechanic in Croys garage ).
Added by Grant Leonard on 22 May 2006
The gent extreme right is Tom Gilbertson, resident exciseman or was it manager at the Highland Park
Added by Ian Gibson on 22 June 2006
could the second from the left be a Mr. Nicholson who used to read meters
Anonymous comment added on 02 April 2007
Second left is indeed Bob Nicolson, who read the electricity meters for many years.The bottle on the bar is not a Haigs dimple, and the water in it is decididly peaty coloured.
Added by Gordie Peterson on 02 April 2007
In the good old days pubs used to supply free mixers to help yourself to. That looks like lime cordial.
Added by John Schollay on 08 July 2008
Extreme right is Tom Gilbertson, the Excise Officer at Highland Park. He was also for a number of years the producer and musical conductor of the KAOS and father of Susie Gilbertson, the Primary school teacher at Papdale.
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Added by Alex Vesco on 18 July 2012
Kirkwall
