Rare? Long sleeved CC41 Crepe blouse with repair issue

Pinkcoke

Pinkcoke

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This blouse has some small tears on top of the left shoulder which, if the collar is meant to be turned down, aren't seen when worn, but I would like to know if I should attempt to repair. I have to re-sew the buttons on anyway as they're all coming off and I would like to keep all 6 original ones with the blouse if at all possible. Also, can crepe be ironed? I wanted to improve the ties a little.
Secondly I was looking around to gauge a price and I can only find one example of a long sleeved blouse and one of a short, both of which were made in other fabrics being sold recently. Are these fairly rare in the market at the moment?

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If it were mine I would sell it as is - it will never be wearable or displayable, but as a document to make a pattern - it could be very useful as English wartime blouses are harder to find - especially long sleeved styles.
 
Thank you both. It's good to have that information Jonathan. I shall have to ask the lady I got it from if she has any more CC41 items (hopefully in better condition).
 
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