Sewing Machines 1964

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London.

Various old fashioned antique sewing machines are demonstrated. Women sewing wear period costume (although much more make up than would have been worn at the time!). One woman wears a Victorian style outfit, another a "flapper outfit". The antique sewing machines are from a Swiss collection.

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Data

Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
3614
Sort Number:
CP 517
Time in/Out:
01:03:20:00 / 01:04:44:00
Canister:
CP 517
Film ID:
301.03
Issue Date:
22/11/1964

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