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WOMEN, FASHION, ADVERTISING, FOOD
Over the years many manufacturers, organizations etc., have produced 'one off' scarves to promote a particular product or subject or event, quite often these scarves are not available through retail outlets and are produced in very limited numbers, as time goes by many are discarded thus making them difficult to find therefore their rarity increases, apart from that many are cross collectables, examples being food, drink, brewery, magazines, perfumes, cosmetics, the list is endless.
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VICTOR
HUGO (1802-85) -Exquisite French silk twill hand rolled scarf entitled
'INSPIRATIONS' featuring quotations I from the works of Victor Hugo,
novelist, playwright and poet. The text is printed in French.
GIRL
GUIDES DIAMOND JUBILEE - 1910-1970 - hard to find silk twill hand rolled scarf
dedicated to the girl guides movement, very collectable especially as it
is dated and signed.
CHERRY
HEERING - LIQUOUR A cute vintage silk twill scarf featuring the very famous
Danish drink Cherry Heering, a bright bunch of cherries on a black
background says it all, a super piece of advertising memorabilia that
would also appeal to any who collects alcohol and brewery related items. £25 +
FINA
- PETROLEUM - High quality colourful silk twill rolled edge scarf -
wonderful graphics featuring oil wells-platforms printed onto a map of the world
- the four corners also feature the polar region, alpine
region, underwater and desert region. £35.00 +
INDUSTRIAL SAVINGS BANK - NEW YORK - This nostalgic 1950s silk rolled
edge scarf has strong connections with Irish immigration
into the U.S.A. as it was in this buildings that the Irish Catholic
community placed their savings. The building was sold off in 1965, a brilliant
piece of both New York and Irish history. Made in Japan. £20 +
CHATEAU
DE VERSAILLES - FRANCE - Gorgeous French rolled edge silk scarf, made from silk
twill, high quality - the tag states as follows: Reunion des Musees Nationaux.
the graphics on this scarf are exquisite and feature different fables attributed
to Charles Perrault. £30 +
THE FAMOUS GROUSE WHISKEY - The graphics on this gorgeous special edition silk rolled edge scarf for Grouse Whiskey are brilliant, both the graphics and colours are a true reminder of Scotland, i.e. heather, pine trees, numerous grouse and of course thistles. £30 +
MAGAZINES
SCARF - This is a brilliant silk scarf which features many different
Womens' magazines dating back to the 1950s, the fashions shown in the graphics
are a good clue to the age of the scarf. Amongst those magazines featured are
Vogue, House & Gardens & Linea to name but a few. 88 gifts under
$8 is printed on one section of this scarf. £30.00 +
MACCLESFIELD
SILK - This very rare silk scarf was produced in the
famous silk
town of
Macclesfield in the county of Cheshire, ENGLAND - the scarf features the British Suffragette
movement and the colours used in the design are the Suffragette colours.
This scarf is at true
reminder of those brave women some of whom suffered death, injury and
imprisonment in their
quest for better rights for women and to whom we owe our freedom to vote.
The scarf was made from one of the last pieces of silk produced in Macclesfield.
The scarf measures approx. 72 x 12 inches. Two sections of the scarf are shown
in order to obtain a better close-up. Macclesfield boasts a wonderful Heritage
Centre devoted to the silk industry. A few minutes walk from the Heritage Centre
is the Paradise Mill which houses restored working examples of silk Jacquard
looms. Macclesfield is well worth a visit for those who are interested not only
in scarves but the silk industry in general. This wonderful scarf featured on
the 'COLLECTORS
LOT' television
channel in 1999, the scarf was so popular that the remaining stock sold out
within days of its debut on TV.
FABERGE-RUSSIA
- Stunning silk twill rolled edge scarf which has Faberge printed on all four
corners, three in English and the other in Russian, the colours and graphics are
really stunning. £25 +
KOHLER
- JOHN RUSKIN - A fantastic silk company scarf with a deep purple
background, very dramatic, the graphics depict a stain glass window design with
quotes from JOHN RUSKIN. Produced by the Swiss silk company - U.S.A.
KREIER
-Switzerland - Swiss hand rolled silk twill scarf featuring a mouthwatering
'fruits' design - although I have come across some gorgeous scarves with fruit
designs very few of them are signed as in this case. Even so I cannot resist
buying them as the graphics are always a delight.
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