The other day I 'won' (actually paid a fair bit of money for) a beautiful piece of history on eBay, which turned out to be even better in the flesh than I could ever have hoped for, considering its 73 years. Home Notes (June 19, 1937) – a weekly women's magazine back in the day - is in excellent condition and best of all...squeeeaaalll...it came with the pattern pieces and instructions for the four dresses on the front cover! Oh, and did I mention that it's my size too!?!
I've not yet had the time to read it cover-to-cover, but I've posted some more pictures below to try and give you a taste of it's content, which is filled with: fashion tips, recipes, hilarious adverts, cute anecdotes, romantic fiction and a even a racy problem page dealing with how parents should answer their children's questions about sex.
I'm seriously in love with this little treasure. Even though it may not be a rare piece as such, it feels very special to me.
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How lovely!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cool find! How wonderful to have a little historical context AND some really awesome looking patterns!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful treasure. The dresses are so stylish and beautiful :-)
ReplyDeleteI just recently bought a mail order catalog from 1940 (for $9!) and I love it too. I was surprised at how many color pages there are in it.
ReplyDeleteWow, I love it! Your profile could be talking about me, its nice to know someone else has a love of mostly forties, sometimes fifties and sixties vintage sewing! Old mags are a wealth of information about the mindset of people during these eras, I am always amazed at how different attitudes were to various things. Happy sewing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by and admiring my find all!
ReplyDeletethese old patterns are amazing!
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you lucky girl you! this is an amazing buy. i cannot wait to see the dresses you make!!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see the dresses made from these! For the pages from the magazine, I've always wanted to see inside one before I bought it, thanks!
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