Just Scarves: foreign

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Thursday, August 2, 2007

#22 Singapore Malaya

Acetate, machine finished

I suspect this scarf dates before Singapore became a sovereign state in 1965.

Friday, July 27, 2007

#21 Canadian Assn. of Kanagawa

Synthetic velvet, hand embroidered, some silk screening

This is one of the few military pillow covers I have that date from the Korean War (rather than WW2). Also unusual is that it is personalized:

Lt. C.E. Young Jr.
Presented by Canadian Assn. of Kanagawa
Ken Branch 1954

If anyone knows anything about this, please email me, or post a comment.

Not really just scarves.

The title of this blog is a misnomer

I've been collecting vintage souvenir scarves, but also pillow covers and hankies for many years. Most of these items date from the 1930's through the 1960's, which, in my opinion, was the Golden Age of car trips, cheap tours, and tacky souvenirs.

Many of these filmy swatches of color are made of modest materials - acetate, rayon, or cotton. A few are silk. Are they collectible or valuable? Perhaps, but that's not why I've collected them. I make it a point to pay not more than a few dollars for them.

I've begun to pare down the collection a little, especially of the WW2 military pillow cases. Over the past months, I've donated some to several small military museums around the country. So, before they all manage to walk out of the house, I thought I'd memorialize the collection here on Blogger.

Please enjoy.

Just Scarves

Thursday, August 2, 2007

#22 Singapore Malaya

Friday, July 27, 2007

#21 Canadian Assn. of Kanagawa

Not really just scarves.

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