Small rectangular trinket box. Plain brown wood. Lid with two small arched cutouts at bottom fits over inner box. Inside are two rice paper (?) envelopes with Japanese writing in red and black. Red and white sticker on base has “1.30” on it.
Small rectangular trinket box. Plain brown wood. Lid with two small arched cutouts at bottom fits over inner box. Inside are two rice paper (?) envelopes with Japanese writing in red and black. Red and white sticker on base has “1.30” on it.
A novelty linen tea towel that shows Hudson’s Bay Company posts on a map of Canada. Around the map are crests of each province and on the map are images of people, animals, trains and boats. A red border goes around the outside about an inch from the edge of the towel. At the bottom text reads “ALL…
A novelty linen tea towel that shows Hudson’s Bay Company posts on a map of Canada. Around the map are crests of each province and on the map are images of people, animals, trains and boats. A red border goes around the outside about an inch from the edge of the towel. At the bottom text reads “ALL PURE LINEN MADE IN IRELAND FAST COLOURS”. A rectangular white pepper label is pinned to the towel and reads “Hudson’s Bay Company 693 1B $1.19”
A novelty linen dish towel. Towel has a blue border with illustrations of animals (real and mythical) behind crests. In the centre black text reads “THE QUEEN’S BEASTS” and a scroll labelling each one is above or below each illustration. A white border goes all the way around the towel and text at …
A novelty linen dish towel. Towel has a blue border with illustrations of animals (real and mythical) behind crests. In the centre black text reads “THE QUEEN’S BEASTS” and a scroll labelling each one is above or below each illustration. A white border goes all the way around the towel and text at the bottom reads “PURE IRISH LINEN” “FAST COLOURS”
A novelty dish towel with a design of large yellow and orange honeycomb shades with illustrations of bees and pots of honey. The pots of honey have information on Honey as well as recipes for honey skin lotion, homey lemon cheese, and honey mead. White border. Black text at the bottom reads “ALL PU…
A novelty dish towel with a design of large yellow and orange honeycomb shades with illustrations of bees and pots of honey. The pots of honey have information on Honey as well as recipes for honey skin lotion, homey lemon cheese, and honey mead. White border. Black text at the bottom reads “ALL PURE LINEN” “Bees and Honey BY ULSTER” “MADE IN IRELAND”
A linen dish towel with a scene of a “MAORI PA-VILLAGE AND FORTIFICATIONS” as labelled in brown text at the bottom. At the bottom left is “NEW ZEALAND HAND PRINTED PURE LINEN”
A linen dish towel with a scene of a “MAORI PA-VILLAGE AND FORTIFICATIONS” as labelled in brown text at the bottom. At the bottom left is “NEW ZEALAND HAND PRINTED PURE LINEN”
A set of 4 dish towela made of woven yellow fabric (cotton?) with a printed design of red and yellow flowers with green leaves. A,b are more orange than c, d which are more yellow.
A set of 4 dish towela made of woven yellow fabric (cotton?) with a printed design of red and yellow flowers with green leaves. A,b are more orange than c, d which are more yellow.
A linen tablecloth in a red and white gingham pattern. Thick red border on long sides. Gold sticker that reads “MADE IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA” affixed to back. Gold and white sticker on front that reads “DuraWeave KITCHEN FASHIONS PURE LINEN COTTON DECORATION”.
A linen tablecloth in a red and white gingham pattern. Thick red border on long sides. Gold sticker that reads “MADE IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA” affixed to back. Gold and white sticker on front that reads “DuraWeave KITCHEN FASHIONS PURE LINEN COTTON DECORATION”.
A linen dish towel with a red border and green and red printed pattern on a white background. Pattern is symmetrical from a centre line and features houses, [people, cows, and trees with a large heart-like shape with birds in the centre. At the bottom right corner is a white paper label that reads …
A linen dish towel with a red border and green and red printed pattern on a white background. Pattern is symmetrical from a centre line and features houses, [people, cows, and trees with a large heart-like shape with birds in the centre. At the bottom right corner is a white paper label that reads “SOLT Pure linen hand printed in Switzerland” as well as the same in French and [Dutch?]. At the top of the towel on the back is a small white fabric loop for hanging.
A striped woven dish towel with vertical pink, white, blue, and teal stripes. They’re are thick horizontal stripes at the short edges and a raised white woven pattern within these stripes. A small label sewn on the back reads “HAND WOVEN BY Madeleine Powell PORT ARTHUR, CANADA”
A striped woven dish towel with vertical pink, white, blue, and teal stripes. They’re are thick horizontal stripes at the short edges and a raised white woven pattern within these stripes. A small label sewn on the back reads “HAND WOVEN BY Madeleine Powell PORT ARTHUR, CANADA”
A pair of yellow dish towels. The towels have a darker yellow horizontal stripe at the shorter ends and vertical white stripes that contain yellow and green floral embroidery at the long sides. One towel (b) has a small circular gold sticker that reads “MADE IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA”. Towel a is slightly …
A pair of yellow dish towels. The towels have a darker yellow horizontal stripe at the shorter ends and vertical white stripes that contain yellow and green floral embroidery at the long sides. One towel (b) has a small circular gold sticker that reads “MADE IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA”. Towel a is slightly smaller: 46.5 cm x 65.5 cm.
A set of 3 white fabric dish towels. The towels have a light vertical stripe stitched in with small embroidered squares. The edges are folded over at the back and unfinished so that they are fraying.
A set of 3 white fabric dish towels. The towels have a light vertical stripe stitched in with small embroidered squares. The edges are folded over at the back and unfinished so that they are fraying.
A set of two fabric dish towels made of woven white fabric. The towels have a slightly round stitch to make up the body of the towel and closer, straight stitch in two lines at each short end. Faint and illegible stamps are in one corner of each.
A set of two fabric dish towels made of woven white fabric. The towels have a slightly round stitch to make up the body of the towel and closer, straight stitch in two lines at each short end. Faint and illegible stamps are in one corner of each.
A nearly square tea towel. Green with white stripes at each side near the edges. All over print of anchors with fish in each corner. A small label that reads “M5928” has been sewn on.
A nearly square tea towel. Green with white stripes at each side near the edges. All over print of anchors with fish in each corner. A small label that reads “M5928” has been sewn on.