ERTR-3 is the best documented of all the sets posed by Eric and Trefor. We have a complete set of thumbnails showing all the 24 pictures in reasonable quality.
The Royale Catalogue describes ERTR-3 as Part 2 of ERTR-1, which ended with Eric handcuffed and being marched back to barracks. ERTR-3 opens with him in the Office being humiliated by the arresting Corporal. Although there's a smooth transition of the action here, it would be more accurate to describe ERTR-3 as a sequel, because the men are dressed differently. In the image above,
Trefor (left), is wearing shorts with visible 'turn-ups' and a dark belt
(presumably khaki). In both ERTR1 and ERTR-2,
he's wearing shorts with no turn-ups and a white belt. The two-tone
shorts he's wearing in the image above were actually worn by Eric in ERTR1.
'The Arrest', just as a title, featured in a beefcake press ad as early as Dec 1958 (in Tomorrow's Man). However, this probably referred to the ERTR-1 set of the same name, because ERTR-3 doesn't show up in the Royale Catalogue until 'List 7' which I have dated as April 1959. The first mention of Arrest, specifically linked to an ERTR-3 image, is in August 1959 in Man Alive 6.
ERTR-1 came out in April 1958, but it seems unlikely that the two sets were shot as much as a year apart because of the difficulties of ensuring model availability. However, it is clear that Royale invested considerable effort in these two men. They produced 6 photosets of around 25 images which must each have involved a day's shooting, plus the extra time to develop and print, preparing thumbnail sheets and marketing information. A lapse in clothing continuity between 1 and 3 can be forgiven!
Notice that Trefor's name is underlined in the description, as though irritably drawing attention to the fact that the correct Welsh spelling has finally been used.
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