I'm trying to find out when Beard Beach clubs first came on the market.

The Void - 2015-06-04 20:26:58 UTC - Parent #

I'm going to plump for '90. Pretty much just a guesstimate, though. I know they were around in '92.

Little Paul - 2015-06-04 20:43:19 UTC - Parent #

I don't have anything useful before 1992 that would help me date it earlier than that. The beach pre-date the fish, and fish were certainly available in 1992, and being advertised in the catch.

oddballs in Camden might be able to help if you can get hold of Max Oddball, I seem to remember from a BJC conversation a couple of years ago that they've got copies of every catalogue they produced - should be listed in there.

"H from beard" is also still around (although not anything to do with beard any more) I don't have contact details for him, but others reading this do - and he would be more likely to remember than anyone currently working for beard.

The kascade online archive from around that time might have an advert too if you're lucky?

Scott Seltzer - 2015-06-05 08:54:02 UTC - Parent #

I can also confirm that Beard Beach Clubs were around in 1992. They're what I learned with. My roommate got them in the summer of that year. I also know that Radical Fish were in UK catalogs in Winter of 92/93 when I ordered my first set.