Yesterday I had a day out to Morecambe and the wonderful
Midland Hotel to go to the vintage festival
Vintage by the Sea. As my dissertation is about vintage dressmaking, I counted this as a research trip! A little shopping did get done as well. Meanwhile, earlier in the week I successfully bid on a lot of sewing items which my friend F had spotted in a local auction. And the thing which connects these two events? Many of my acquisitions are circular.
First up is this lovely little box from the auction lot.
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So deco! |
Around the side of the lid is a list of the contents.
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Some of the contents |
The full list is: Needles and Cottons, Safety Pins, Hair Grips, Silk Hose Mending and Darners, Knicker Elastic and Threader.
When I opened the box, I found this.
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Threads for every possible colour of hose |
Underneath were two other items.
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The complete contents |
There was a final surprise when I took out the spool of hose mending silk, with its packet of 'Flora MacDonald' needles.
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Advertising opportunity |
The sewing box also in the lot included name tapes for 'Mary Timm'. Judging from the remaining contents of the Handy Pack, Mary never laddered her stockings, but did use a single hairpin (I'm really hoping that it was to pick a lock) and needed to replace her knicker elastic. The mind boggles!
Moving swiftly on to my Morecambe purchases.
Most of the vendors were selling clothing, but there was one stall with a good collection of buttons. I bought a few cards, but my favourites were definitely these, which carry on the Art Deco theme.
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I really need to make something which uses these beauties! |
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The complete button haul |
My final purchase was this. My hats all currently live in cardboard boxes, but this is a far more stylish storage method.
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It even has the keys for the locks |
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Admittedly not entirely round, but it would fall over otherwise |
I especially loved this luggage label, from the days when rail travel involved suitcases being placed in a separate luggage coach.
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Case to be taken off at Sheffield |
All I need now is a wire-haired fox terrier, and I'm well on the way to recreating this 1930s poster for rail travel!
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From the days when dogs needed tickets |