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Glove powderer 1

Under pressure

JULY 2022 This charming and unusual boxwood glove powderer was found in John Gilbert’s antique shop in Robin Hood’s Bay near Whitby. Whilst on the...

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Lorry for sale

JULY 2022 This photograph was taken in the 1950s on the forecourt of Hurrell & Beardwell’s  garage on the corner of Avenue...

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My old china

APRIL 2022 For many years in the board room at the Witham factory there were two ash trays modelled as china gloves,...

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A timeless elicat of Pinkham gloves

FEBRUARY 2022 Once again Lynn Jamieson of Timeless Gloves in West Sussex has discovered a fine elicat of Pinkham gloves which have found their...

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Timeless in more ways than one

JANUARY 2022 These two pairs of Pinkham gloves were given to the Pinkham Collection by Lynn Jamieson of Timeless Gloves in West Sussex. An established dealer...

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Another masterpiece

NOVEMBER 2021 Recent research in The British Newspaper Archive has thrown up a wealth of Pinkham material which includes these two adverts from...

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Ruched all round

NOVEMBER 2021 East Sussex is where this unusual pair of white nylon Pinkham gloves were recently found. What makes them interesting is...

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New finds

NOVEMBER 2021 Two pairs of Pinkham gloves from Timelessgloves on the South Coast have just found their way to the Pinkham Collection. One black...

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Fit for a Queen

MAY 2021 At the Queen’s coronation in 1953 each of the lady guests were given a glove clip with an...

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Wedding bells

JANUARY 2021 Sylvia Clark made contact and recalled the story of her mother Sylvia Iren Clark (née Lloyd) who worked at the Dagenham factory...