Exercise book
Category
Books
Date
circa 1936
Materials
paper and metal staples
Measurements
235 mm (Height) x 187 mm (Width); 4 mm (thickness)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672078
Summary
A school exercise book, cover missing, dated April 1st 1936 containing the following instructions hand written with material examples stuck on several pages: (1) Knitting Men's socks (2) Bodice pattern (3) Puffed sleeve (4) Gloves for girls 8 -10 years (5) Girls knickers (6) Button holes (7) Patches (8) Bias binding with shell edging and (9) Needle weaving.
Provenance
A gift to the National Trust Museum of Childhood by Jane Robinson in 2019. The 1936 school exercise book belonged to her mother.