by Anne Holmes | 18 Jun, 2013 | #blogjune, Collingwood, Flickr, Foy and Gibson, fp13, Stitches
Gibsonia hosiery 52/23/3 #fp13 #stitches, a photo by Collingwood Historical Society on Flickr.Gibsonia hosiery for men, women and children was all produced at Foy and Gibson’s in the Knitting Room. Some samples of these products are shown in the photo.This photo...
by Anne Holmes | 18 Jun, 2013 | #blogjune, Collingwood, Flickr, Foy and Gibson, fp13, Stitches
Gibsonia Knitting Room 52/23/2 #fp13 #stitches, a photo by Collingwood Historical Society on Flickr.The knitting Room at the Foy and Gibson factory produced lots of garments using stitches. This photo was submitted by the Collingwood Historical Society for the Flickr...
by Anne Holmes | 29 Mar, 2013 | Earth, Foy and Gibson, fp13, Smith Street
Earth works 52/12/3 #earth #fp13, a photo by Collingwood Historical Society on Flickr.A lot of earth has been removed as part of these excavations in Smith Street. At least there is currently a not-before-seen view of the former Foy and Gibson buildings.This photo is...
by Anne Holmes | 15 Mar, 2013 | Collingwood, Foy and Gibson, fp13, Landscape
Foy & Gibson Collingwood landscape 52/10/2 #fp13, a photo by Collingwood Historical Society on Flickr.This photo is submitted by the Collingwood Historical Society as part of the Flickr Friday Photo Challenge under the theme of “Landscape”.Although the...
by Anne Holmes | 9 Jan, 2013 | #blog12daysxmas, Collingwood, Foy and Gibson, fp13, Oxford Street, Socks
Men’s & boys’ hosiery 52/1/3, a photo by Collingwood Historical Society on Flickr.Again from the 1923 catalogue, these illustrations show socks for boys, youths and men. Of interest are the Double-clip and Rubber grip suspenders which ensured that...
by Anne Holmes | 9 Jan, 2013 | #blog12daysxmas, Collingwood, Foy and Gibson, fp13, Oxford Street, Socks
Ladies’ & children’s hosiery 52/1/2, a photo by Collingwood Historical Society on Flickr.Like the preceding illustration this photograph is also taken from the 1923 Foy & Gibson catalogue. This page shows some of the range of children’s socks...