Knitting Goes Gay 1945

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Item title reads - Knitting goes gay!

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C/U woman's hands knitting. M/S of a sock, she moves it aside to reveal a magazine article about knitting accessories. M/S model in picture frame shows off a fascinator which keeps curls in place, it is decorated with...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
45239
Sort Number:
NP 047
Time in/Out:
01:19:15:00 / 01:20:00:00
Canister:
NP 47
Film ID:
1383.10
Issue Date:
06/08/1945

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