Chairman's Chain of Office
This silver plated Chairman's Chain of Office is very well made,
with lots of detailed enamel work, the main front section has an
enameled picture of the jolly brewer sitting on a cask of ale, the word
Chairman is in royal blue enamel on a scroll above and "Lubrication in
Moderation" is also written blue
enameled scrolls. The A.O.F.B. logo is on cufflink style oblongs.
The body of the chain is made up of 17 separate sections, many
containing
enameled decoration either the logo A.O.F.B. on cufflink style oblongs,
there is a Tornado badge and a Monsoon badge, also 2 sections have red
white and green
enameled flowers. The end link has a blaster badge tankard with
A.O.F.B. Blaster.
The back of the buckle is marked B'ham Medal Co, Birmingham. Length of the chain measures approx 36" (3 feet) . To give an idea of the size of the enamel sections, the front Chairman sections measures approx 3.5" high x 4" long .
Description of the chain and the pictures courtesy of Robert Easter.
The Breeze Vertical - Stephen Jolly - founder of the Carlton vat and Ambassadors vat.
Picture courtesy of his grandson Andrew Jolly.