Transfers, Embroidery

Description
A booklet of Tip Top Transfers. The cover of the booklet features a picture of a young boy and a girl wearing clothing featuring animal motifs and it also features a number of pictures of different animals. "TIP-TOP Transfers/ Book No. 20 ANIMAL MOTIFS Price 9d." is written near the top of the cover. "THERE'S A TIP TOP BOOK/FOR EVERY NEED" is written near the bottom right of the cover. The back cover features the details of other booklets in the series, the manufacturer's details and an advertisement for Clark's Anchor Stranded Cotton. The booklet has six pages featuring animal motifs and is held together by a single staple near the spine.
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Object detail

Artist/Maker
Production role
Manufacturer
Classification
Textileworking T&E/T&E For Materials
Credit line
Val Humphries used iron on transfers from this booklet during the 1950s to help her embroider clothing for her young children.
Accession number
PA2006.025
Collection type
Sewing
Social History
Material
Paper

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