Thanks for the interesting history, cobber. Brings back memories of going to see the Maitland Bush Band. I can't remember who played the lagerphone, but it might have been John Burns, perhaps.

As Bob Bolton said earlier, lagerphones can be dangerous to your health in another way. You've got to drink enough beer to get enough bottle caps to make it. And in those days it was longnecks and not stubbies or throwdowns (translation: full bottles, 750 ml, or 375 ml bottles or 275 ml bottles).

So maybe the whole lagerphone thing should be restricted to people over 18??   ;-)

Helen