Bill Head
Printed headed paper for bills from Hall & Son Tailors, Leamington Spa.
Bodkin
Bodkin used by Richard Dodd at Hall & Son tailors, Leamington Spa. It has a flat pointed shape with a hole at the end. Before stitching a garment properly, tailors would sew it loosely with a tacking ...
Bodkin
Bone bodkin used by Richard Dodd at Hall & Son tailors, Leamington Spa. It is pencil shaped with a turned design one end and a point at the other. Before stitching a garment properly, tailors would use ...
Bodkin
Bone bodkin used by Richard Dodd at Hall & Son tailors, Leamington Spa. It is pencil shaped with a turned design and a hole through the body. Before stitching a garment properly tailors use a loose stitch ...
Buckle
A waistcoat buckle with a black painted frame. This was donated as part of a larger collection from Hall & Son tailors, Leamington Spa.
Buckle
Waistcoat buckle with a black painted frame. This was part of a larger donation from Hall & Son tailors, Leamington Spa.
Buckle
This waistcoat buckle was donated as part of a larger collection of items from Hall & Son tailors, Leamington Spa.
Button
Brown plastic button. This was donated as part of a larger collection of items from Hall & Son tailors, Leamington Spa.
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 ...
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.
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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Cord
A skein of black tailor's cord secured with yellow paper label. For use at Hall & Son Tailors.
Cord
A skein of green tailor's cord for use at Hall & Son tailors, Leamington Spa.
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 & ...