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#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...
#blog12daysxmas Day 10 1923 Gibsonia hosiery factory 52/1/1

#blog12daysxmas Day 10 1923 Gibsonia hosiery factory 52/1/1

by Anne Holmes | 9 Jan, 2013 | #blog12daysxmas, Collingwood, Foy and Gibson, fp13, Oxford Street

1923 Gibsonia hosiery factory 52/1/1, a photo by Collingwood Historical Society on Flickr.This illustration is taken from the 1923 Foy & Gibson catalogue and shows the interior of the Gibsonia hosiery mill in Oxford Street Collingwood. Foy & Gibson, celebrated...

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