Hi Thumper fan (old and new)
What a trip down memory lane this post has been. In my heyday, along with Graham, I was responsible for producing a number of Thumper Club promotional items. I remember hand screen printing the first batch of black t-shirts with the roundel piston logo in my kitchen; what a mess but adding plenty of opaque white poster paint seemed to make the print long lived. I wonder if there are any of those still in existence as mine went into the rag box long ago? I also remember spending a good few hours lazer cutting the orange TC key rings that Timbo mentions but sadly I don't have one anymore. Again I wonder how many of those have survived the intervening ten years or so?
I've attached a couple of pictures of TC stuff I still have with me here in Qatar. The first is a prototype 'suck, squeeze, bang, blow' mug I was hoping to produce myself (working in an Art & Design Dept had its uses) but never got further than a half dozen. Mine, which might be the only one in existence now, has been through the dish washer weekly for the past ten years and is starting to show serious signs of wear. The second picture shows the range of other merchandise we produced. The patch and enameled piston badge were designed by Graham's wife Sue; the enameled badge being a 'best seller' that required a second run.
If there are any new promotional items I would certainly be interested in getting hold of some; especially a couple of t-shirts to show my continued support.
Yours, mostly in spirit, these days
Boyd
PS if the images don't copy I'll think of another way to post them
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