Cord
Category
Textiles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cotton & Paper
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Mr Straw's House, Nottinghamshire
NT 748924.5
Summary
The length of white cotton kept in the proper left breast pocket of a shirt from a Scout uniform believed to have belonged to William Straw Jnr. A length of new white cotton cord wound in its original twist held together with three pieces of royal blue cotton cord with an oval paper cream paper label at one end, on which is handwritten in faded black ink '640 Cotton'. The set includes shirt with badge, one set of black ribbons and safety pin, one set of white ribbons with safety pin and a length of thread in the top left pocket, navy shorts, stripped belt with twist buckle and navy neckerchief, hat, water bottle, bag and a pair of sock garters.