I have recently discovered this fascinating little slice of
wartime history in a bag of old lace!
A cloth bag measuring about 12 ins across in a purple/brownish colour. It has a discoloured white cotton lining with various pocketed sections and a closing flap with popper fastening. Inside there is a label as pictured above which reads ''from your American friends BUNDLES FOR BRITAIN '' . These bags and many other items were part of a relief effort in the early part of the Second World War of non-military items from the USA to Britain. It was started by a lady called
Marion Newbert Jorgensen and became a regional organisation across the USA under her management sending much needed items to wartime Britain . The bag is in really very nice condition for age , all original including the label , with just a little wear to the lining . It has been used by a lady to keep her sewing and needlework items in so has been carefully looked after over many years . A very interesting piece of wartime history which Mr W has listed for me on ebay..click
here if you want to view the auction. Now onwards with the sorting....... I still have a way to go with my Autumn "Spring Clean".
4 comments:
Wow, that's interesting - a good find! What would have been in the bag, d'you think? Lovely that someone's been using it all this time :)
What an interesting find. Lizzie, a day at home??
A morning at home Tracey!.... have to go out later. From what I have read about these bags they would have contained knitted clothing and other such items... amazing eh!
WOW!
That is just the kind of item I dream of finding!
What a wonderful slice of history!
Thank you for sharing!xx
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