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  1. Kishtu

    The clearout continues...Charles de Gaulle, France and her Armies original CC41 copy

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=281027080291 History of French military forces through the ages, written 1940 and this edition War Economy Standard printed 1941 by Hutchinson and Co, translated by F. L. Dash. Impeccable condition given the age, no corners turned down...
  2. Kishtu

    1941 RN black serge jersey suit

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281025353087?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649 Wool serge naval jacket with separate blue and white collar, white undershirt with sleeve badge, and (very) wide wool serge trousers. Jacket is original 1941 issue with attached Admiralty tag giving...
  3. Kishtu

    The "Pleasing Phrase" Thread

    So-and-so wants the penny and the bun - ie wants jam on it. (Er, that may be just as bad....) Wants everything. "More faces than the town hall clock" - someone who says one thing to your face and another behind your back.
  4. Kishtu

    Hurricane Sandy

    Frightening stuff. Please look after yourselves, ladies and gentlemen. You're all too precious to lose. (And besides, you know too much...)
  5. Kishtu

    What ever happened to station wagons?

    Yes, we used to have a Volvo V70 - aka the Bucket because you could literally throw everything in her. I think she finally got tired of being used as an off-roader and just used to periodically not start, or the engine to cut out if you idled - which was none fun sat in a traffic jam on an...
  6. Kishtu

    Local Defence Volunteers (Home Guard)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Could_You_Please_Oblige_Us_with_a_Bren_Gun%3F I am astonished no one has got round to mentioning Mr Coward's homage to the Home Guard....
  7. Kishtu

    Fedora Lounge Age Demographics

    I shall be 40 in just under a week *eeks* Quite frightening to think that when I was 15 I used to boast about not living till I was 21.... goths, what can you do with 'em.
  8. Kishtu

    Bic pens "for her"

    Here's a funny one - you can (as I'm sure many parents are aware...) get JCB reward stickers, with little holographic construction vehicles and messages like "Good Job!" and "Well Done!" One of the vehicles is a definitely- feminine loader of some nature, complete with long eyelashes and from...
  9. Kishtu

    Local Defence Volunteers (Home Guard)

    Murphy, I'm not big on Rochdale, but I'm originally from that part o't' world (tha can tell by t'accent) - might be worth your while keeping an eye on the Portland Basin museum in Ashton Under Lyne as they often used to have WW2 based civilian living history events. Afraid other than that me...
  10. Kishtu

    Show us your vintage patterns!

    Has anyone seen this site? I've just whiled away a half hour peeking at these patterns and I'm only on page 4..... http://vintagepatterns.wikia.com/wiki/Category:1940s?title=Category:1940s&page=2
  11. Kishtu

    Essex Sewing Machines

    Just to try and keep vaguely on topic, he can use a sewing machine (under supervision, I hasten to add) so maybe the Essex would be a good one for him to have a learning session on!
  12. Kishtu

    Vintage sewing accesories - show us your kit!

    When Mrs Methwell's sewing table is complete and my WW2 housewifely persona is ready to go, as it were, live, I'll post some pics of my sewing kit. Until then, have any of you ladies got vintage sewing accessories to share - workbaskets, shears, needle cases...? I'd love to see them! One...
  13. Kishtu

    Autumnal Thoughts........

    What really stinks is that the school holidays end in the UK next week - no summer = no playing out: no playing outdoors = no peace! Another grey, mizzly day down here in the wet West. Apparently last Friday there were 15 mile tailbacks on the spine road out of county as holidaymakers packed up...
  14. Kishtu

    Essex Sewing Machines

    Really? That young?? There I was thinking I had the youngest drop-spinner in history. Pah.
  15. Kishtu

    Essex Sewing Machines

    More fool them, then. I do Anglo-Saxon re-enactment and use a drop spindle quite a lot and someone was asking me at an event recently how early they could get their granddaughter to start spinning. My son is 2 and the only thing stopping him using my drop spindle is the size - it's just that bit...
  16. Kishtu

    Essex Sewing Machines

    Ha, so you have problem-paws too, then? I'm thinking I may have done the little fella a disservice by writing it off as a children's sewing machine. It's odd how many sites call it a "toy" but I don't think that was ever how it was marketed. It certainly doesn't sound like a plaything, it...
  17. Kishtu

    Essex Sewing Machines

    Mind??? good lord no I don't mind at all, lovely to hear from you! I'm also a textile hoarder - that's why I was in two minds, there are only so many sewing machines you can squirrel away ;-) Didn't know that about the seams! I'll mention the idea of sewing machines as power tools to Him...
  18. Kishtu

    What katie did.... vintage lingere

    I have to confess here.... I bought a WKD longline bra from their Amazon store and it is probably the most appallingly-fitting garment I have ever come across. The two halves of the cup don't quite marry up so there is a really prominent "overhang" and I usually wear a 36D - this is a 38C and...
  19. Kishtu

    My "Wonderful" Life

    You said it!! Easier said than done though isn't it, moving on... it's so tempting to just hang on to a bit here and there. I think you can tell just from reading your posts that the old you is coming back, though... you can't, as they say, keep a good man down!
  20. Kishtu

    Correspondence - Find a Pen Pal

    *shameless bump* I've PM'ed a couple of people but there are such a lot of people looking for correspondents that I thought I'd give myself a bit of shameless PR - I'm afraid I am such a sad individual that I'm likely to take on any and all penpals. Me, I'm 40 in a week (eeks!!!), I have a...

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