retro ruth
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retro ruth replied to the thread Please help Identify vintage lingerie nightgown.I read the label as Frank Good but Ive not heard of it. -
I’ve just purchased this size 14 beauty on Vinted for £8. It fits like a glove and best of all made in the UK. They don’t make them like...
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retro ruth reacted to John Shephard's post in the thread Who was Bickler?! And thoughts about the date of this fab coat??? with
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The Bickler company were owned by brothers Jack & Stanley Bickley. I worked for them when I left school, and needed a job while I... -
retro ruth reacted to Liz Glover's post in the thread When Did The Old Letter Sizing Start/End? with Like.
Thanks again Ruth and I don't think we got the A B C letter labelling either ha! Unless it was incredibly short lived! I'll keep all you...
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retro ruth replied to the thread I need help identifying when this Laura Ashley dress was made..then there would be the Do Not Tumble Dry symbol, or even the line dry symbol (not often seen but it does exist) The requirement to...
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retro ruth replied to the thread When Did The Old Letter Sizing Start/End?.This is great info.I don’t think we ever did get A, B, C etc though! In my experience Great Britain / England does fade out in favour...
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retro ruth reacted to Liz Glover's post in the thread When Did The Old Letter Sizing Start/End? with Like.
Hi Maggie, Yup, I'm in England ha! Sweater, jumper or pullover - any will do haha! And it's a woman's size. I posted pictures of it in...
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retro ruth reacted to Liz Glover's post in the thread When Did The Old Letter Sizing Start/End? with Like.
Hi everyone, I'm trying to date a vintage jumper I have but also wondered when the "old" letter sizing labels existed from and till. I...
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retro ruth replied to the thread I need help identifying when this Laura Ashley dress was made..That care label has got me second guessing myself, and wondering if this could be late 70s. Usually, by the 90s, care labels have 5...
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I will take a spin through my old Vogue Knitting patterns so to narrow down which end of the 80s but I think it's mid.
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retro ruth replied to the thread Help Dating Tyrolean Cardigans.I agree that 80s is likely
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As a knitter, I know well how popular those sweaters were in the 80s AND that yarn is totally a typical 80s choice. People were using it...
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retro ruth replied to the thread Help Dating Bairns-Wear Jumper.Here’s a timeline of Bairns-wear going back to the 1920s. https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Bairns-Wear Hard to date your sweater given...
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Hi everyone! I'm trying to date this Bairns-Wear jumper. I've done a bit of research on the company but I'm still not sure. With the...
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retro ruth replied to the thread I need help identifying when this Laura Ashley dress was made..Hmm, I was expecting to see a drying symbol and 5 symbols in total, which is more common post mid-1980s. But I still don’t think it’s...
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