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Australian home journal October 1st 1941 with four sewing patterns, unused, factory folded, coat, two women’s dresses (34 inch bust) and a baby’s frock.

Regular price $28.00 NZD

Bust 36 inches.

Australian home journal October 1st 1941. Contains four UNPRINTED unused, factory folded sewing patterns. The patterns are for the two women's dresses a coat and baby’s frock on the front cover. The instructions are inside the magazine, along with some fantastic advertisements for mail order sewing patterns, some fantastic advertisements and some very dated personal advice.

The patterns are UNPRINTED unused, complete and factory folded. The magazine has some signs of wear, it is printed on cheap newsprint type paper. The covers have a grubby appearance. There is writing in pencil on the cover. The staples are rusted. There are small tears and losses on the spine and little tears at the top and bottom of the spine. There is some staining and foxing on the covers and internal pages. The pattens are creased (see photo). There are corner bumps on some pages. The covers are in colour and most of the contents are in black and white. .This is a second-hand item.

Your pattern will arrive packed in an archival quality comic book bag with an archival quality backing board.