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for the background to the set
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Dedicated to the photography of the vintage British Royale and Hussar Studios founded by Basil Clavering.
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Tuesday, 23 September 2025
Scout Recruitment - More updates!
Saturday, 20 September 2025
Ray Huggins solos - update
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Ray Huggins Beefiness |
The post of Ray Huggins solo poses for Hussar is now completed at the Gallery. A post of his solo shots for Colart will follow imminently.
Monday, 15 September 2025
Ray Huggins and 'IRESC' Scout Recruitment
The IRESC images came with no identifying information, no cast list, no storyline, not even a proper title. There seems to have been no contemporary advertising to even help in dating it. Consequently, discovering the identity of one of the models has been one of my more satisfying investigations.
I worked on the hunch that IRESC followed Royale's normal practice of coding sets using the model's initials plus a more descriptive abbreviation - as in FJWR for example, short for 'Fred and John Wrestling'. With the 'SC' in IRESC looking like an abbreviation for Scout, that left I, R and E as possibly the model's initials.
To my delight, I quickly found Ray Huggins under 'R' in my models list. His face is not his greatest asset, but it's unmistakeable. Messrs 'I' and 'E' remain more elusive to date, but tracking down Ray's solo images in the old, beefcake press has given me a clue to when the others may have gone before the camera too. Watch this space!
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Wednesday, 3 September 2025
Tibor's Nude Set TIB2 - Now Complete!!!
Tibor's dramatic 'Nude David' pose elevated him to star status.
The start of a long career with Royale.
Posting of this set (TIB-2) is now complete at the Gallery.
Sunday, 31 August 2025
New Peter George images added
I have added three new images of Peter George to the Gallery
Two to Set 7 Fetish Waders
One to Set 8 Farm or Fish
Some upgrades to older images as well.
Wednesday, 20 August 2025
2 Rare Fragments added to Royale Gallery
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Detail from 'Football Fight' |
I have added two rare fragments of storyettes starring Brian Morris and Tibor Urgay which I have dubbed 'Bike Trio' and 'Football Fight' in the absence of definitive information about them. Linkages via the models' index pages have been given an overhaul.
Thursday, 7 August 2025
New Update - Brian Morris posing for Scott
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Tibor's dramatic 'Nude David' pose elevated him to star status. The start of a long career with Royale. Posting of this set (TI...
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Today (Saturday 27th Sep) I have posted more images to the ' Scout Recruitment ' set attributed to Hussar at the Gallery. It's t...
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I have added three new images of Peter George to the Gallery Two to Set 7 Fetish Waders One to Set 8 Farm or Fish Some upgrades to o...
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Under The Lash, 1st edn dust jacket image courtesy of Riveting Books on eBay It was in November 1952, that John Barrington , the celebrated...
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Ray Huggins Beefiness The post of Ray Huggins solo poses for Hussar is now completed at the Gallery. A post of his solo shots for Colart ...
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Change at v19 - 65.1 and later revamped and extended Change at v18 - 60.8 added, 61.1 expanded to include bizarre Royale ad, 61.4 added, 62...
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Ray Huggins by Hussar To complement the publication of the IRESC, Scout Recruitment set at the Gallery, I posted a gallery of solo shots...
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Tibor Urgay wading in One of the pictures from a new set posted at the gallery called Tibor Urgay Outdoors . Outdoor shoots were not common...
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Royale Studio - Sailor tied to Rigging Welcome to the 'mitchmen' Royale Studio blog where Mitchell the gay fetish artist and founder...
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Brian Morris in Pouch and Boots (for Scott) After I thought I had finished posting the Brian Morris cowboy shoot for Scott of London, I ...