Giraffe Bolo Tie

From reader Gary Pinkerton we have a rare look at the Summer 1985 (Africa issue) Giraffe Bolo Tie. A bronze giraffe on a suede lace string with copper beads, this was issued in a plastic bag with a printed card inside. Amazingly, Gary kept the whole thing, which we are very grateful to see.

From the catalogue: “Frankly, we’d find the Serengeti a bit plain without the gentle giraffe, loping through life with head in the clouds, reaching for pie-in-they-sky and munching mimosa. So we stuck out our own necks and cast him in bronze for a bolo tie.”