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Gibsonia hosiery 52/23/3 #fp13 #stitches #blogjune Day 12

Gibsonia hosiery 52/23/3 #fp13 #stitches #blogjune Day 12

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...
Gibsonia Knitting Room 52/23/2 #fp13 #stitches #blogjune Day 11

Gibsonia Knitting Room 52/23/2 #fp13 #stitches #blogjune Day 11

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...
Earth works 52/12/3 #earth #fp13

Earth works 52/12/3 #earth #fp13

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...
Foy & Gibson Collingwood landscape 52/10/2 #fp13

Foy & Gibson Collingwood landscape 52/10/2 #fp13

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...
#blog12daysxmas Day 12 Men’s & boys’ hosiery 52/1/3

#blog12daysxmas Day 12 Men’s & boys’ hosiery 52/1/3

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...
#blog12daysxmas Day 11 Ladies’ & children’s hosiery 52/1/2

#blog12daysxmas Day 11 Ladies’ & children’s hosiery 52/1/2

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...
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