WJ Kinloch Anderson on What's My Line (1958)

**Son of the Rock** · 30th March 14, 07:37 AM

I don't know if anyone has posted this already, or not, but I came across it yesterday, and thought the Rabble might be interested.

**McClef** · 30th March 14, 07:53 AM

That took them long enough!

**Elizabeth** · 30th March 14, 09:26 AM

That was fun to watch! Is it liquid?

**Highlander31** · 30th March 14, 09:32 AM

I can remember watching "What's my Line" back in the late '50's, early '60's. Color started happening in the early to mid '60's.

If I had to choose between a PC and the Kinloch Anderson coatee, he is wearing, I would choose the coatee ( currently, for me it's the Regulation Doublet without the buttons on the front.) I prefer jackets with less "flash" to them.

When I first saw the Kinloch Anderson coatee, I presumed, it was a recent style to compete with the generic PC's. However, based on the time frame of the show, the style must be at least 50 plus years old.

Thanks for posting the video.

**WillowEstate** · 30th March 14, 10:04 AM

Interesting find, thanks for sharing.

I remember watching the show in the 50s but the UK version on the BBC with Gilbert Harding and later Eamon Andrews as the host. Prompted me to look it up on Wikipedia - I'd no idea it was such a widely syndicated show!

**ASinclair** · 30th March 14, 10:31 AM

Wonderful. Thanks for posting.

**McClef** · 30th March 14, 10:35 AM

The UK had no adverts on it - BBC you know.

Besides Gilbert Harding, the beautiful and intelligent Lady Isobel Barnett was a regular. She would have got it right away!

**Riverkilt** · 30th March 14, 11:39 AM

Thanks for that link. Remember the program well.

**Son of the Rock** · 30th March 14, 03:36 PM

Originally Posted by Highlander31

If I had to choose between a PC and the Kinloch Anderson coatee, he is wearing, I would choose the coatee ( currently, for me it's the Regulation Doublet without the buttons on the front.) I prefer jackets with less "flash" to them.

It appears they also had epaulettes on them back then, which very few of their jackets have now. I'm a little bit more of a Prince Charlie guy, though, especially considering the price of a Kinloch Anderson coatee. Either way their jackets look wonderful (but I can't really afford them

).

This was actually the first time watching What's My Line, for me. It seems like it ended almost a decade and a half before I was born. I like its style and retro charm, though.

**Highlander31** · 30th March 14, 06:12 PM

Originally Posted by Son of the Rock

It appears they also had epaulettes on them back then, which very few of their jackets have now. I'm a little bit more of a Prince Charlie guy, though, especially considering the price of a Kinloch Anderson coatee. Either way their jackets look wonderful (but I can't really afford them

).

You can order a good quality made to measure jacket from Scotweb, MacKenzie Frain, or any one of several other companies, with or without epaulettes, buttons, and cuffs to your liking for less than what you would pay for a coatee from Kinloch Anderson.

Kinloch Anderson has quality products, but so do a lot of other companies. The other companies, may not have Royal Warrant's on their walls, however, that does not prevent them from giving the customer value for their money.

Originally Posted by Son of the Rock

This was actually the first time watching What's My Line, for me. It seems like it ended almost a decade and a half before I was born. I like its style and retro charm, though.

Along the same lines, here's a clip from their sister show, "I've Got a Secret", with guest Rufus Harley.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnvAu3C0Gb4&hd=1