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The Coronation of King Charles III

MAY 6th 2023 “When all at once I saw a crowd with hands adorned in gloves, O that I were...

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The lost glove – we’ve all done it

APRIL 2023 This delightful cartoon titled The Lost Glove from the February 1932 edition of Punch Magazine must resonate with many people. There's a...

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A Velvet hand in a velvet glove

8th SEPTEMBER 2022 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth ll 1926 - 2022 Long live the King

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The Hostess with the mostess

AUGUST 2022 These stunning Pinkham gloves from the 1960s were found at the McCord Museum. 690, Sherbrooke Street West,  Montreal...

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In the swim of things

JULY 2022 Nothing new in webbed swimming gloves and these go back to the days of Flapper Girls. Also used...

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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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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...

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In the beginning

AUGUST 2016 This article from The Braintree and Witham Times of August 4th 2016 is how the whole idea of a legacy...