In 1920, as Smith brothers hysteria gripped Australia, Ross and Keith were presented with life membership from the NSW Ad-Men’s Institute, which had been formed in 1917 by the growing number of advertising agencies in Sydney. Both men received a small medal measuring about 2cm in diameter. Keith’s read:
Life Membership pres to Sir Keith Smith KBE by the Ad Mens Institute Sydney 1919-20
Shared courtesy of Lainie Anderson.
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