Button Card
Button card used at Hall & Son tailors, Leamington Spa. A piece of card with 6 rows of different buttons. There are 36 buttons in total. The buttons are attached to the card with cotton thread. The card ...
Button Crimper
Metal button crimper from Southorn boot makers in Leamington Spa. It was used to fix the staple-like metal tags of buttons onto shoes and boots. It would have been used in the making of button boots, ...
Cardboard Box
Cardboard box from Southorn boot makers in Leamington Spa. It contains three buckles, press studs, punches and screws . The box lid is labelled Northampton. Southorn was establised in 1825 by William ...
Chalk
Square of white tailor's chalk from Hall & Son, Leamington Spa. It is pressed with the mark 'HH Hancock London'. Tailors use different coloured chalks to mark different parts of an outfit before sewing.
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Chalk
A piece of white tailor's chalk from Hall & Son in Leamington Spa.
Tailors use different coloured chalks to mark different parts of an outfit.
Chalk
A piece of yellow tailor's chalk from Hall & Son in Leamington Spa.
Tailors use different coloured chalks to mark different parts of an outfit.
Chalk
A fragment of blue tailor's chalk from Hall & Son in Leamington Spa.
Tailors use different coloured chalks to mark different parts of an outfit.
Chalk
A fragment of blue tailor's chalk from Hall & Son in Leamington Spa.
Tailors use different coloured chalks to mark different parts of an outfit.
Chalk
A fragment of blue tailor's chalk from Hall & Son in Leamington Spa.
Tailors use different coloured chalks to mark different parts of an outfit.
Clamp
Wooden clamp used at Southorn boot makers in Leamington Spa. It is made from two pieces of wood that are attached with two metal screws. The clamp was held between the legs. Southorn was establised in ...
Comptometer
Comptometer used in Southorn boot makers, Leamington Spa. It is made of green coloured metal and has a display screen at the front. It has black plastic handles either side and numbered keys in white ...
Cord
A skein of green tailor's cord for use at Hall & Son tailors, Leamington Spa.
Cord
A skein of black tailor's cord secured with yellow paper label. For use at Hall & Son Tailors.
Crocodile Skin
A piece of crocodile skin used to make bags and shoes at Southorn boot makers in Leamington Spa. The skin is dark brown. A label on the reverse gives the price of the skin as: "£18 per cm 43 x 18 = £774". ...
Deer Bone
A flat piece of deer bone used for 'boning up' at Southorn boot makers in Leamington Spa. Boots are made from the 'wrong' side of the leather so that if they get scratched the finish can easily be restored. ...
Deer Bone
A deer bone used for 'boning up' at Southorn boot makers in Leamington Spa. Boots are made from the 'wrong' side of the leather so that if they get scratched the finish can easily be restored. The shine ...
Envelope
An envelope addressed to Mr Dodd. It has a black 20p stamp and is postmarked Birmingham 27 March 1990. The envelope contains letter from T.W. Ferrers-Walker. Richard Dodd worked at Hall & Son tailors, ...
Envelope
An envelope addressed to Mr Dodd. It has an orange 22p stamp and is postmarked Coventry & Warwickshire, 14 May 1991. The envelope contains a letter from Jane Johnston.
Richard Dodd worked at Hall & ...