I found these newsletter style publications from 1934, 1925, 1947, and 1948 at an old and antique book shop last weekend. The title drew me in immediately, though when I opened up them I was a wee bit surprised to find that they weren’t so much a yarn magazine as much as a newsletter for a former industry. It is exciting reading the articles and finding out what was new and thrilling to those who were working for the company at this time. From the article Twenty Thousand Guests in the July 1934 edition, I found this quote:
“One of the most outstanding attractions at the exhibition was the ‘Reading Reading
In the following year, they have listed a series on how to work these full fashioning machines discussing loose course and regulating motion.
As I read through them, I get a sense of nostalgia, but also a sense of desire to work for such a company where there are all sorts of picnics, several after work groups that meet for various outings and generally the ability with the newsletter to discuss different factors in their business to every department.
Two Highlights from the pages for me were on page two of 1935 July issue they honor those with Twenty five years of service by calling them “Textilians.” The second thing I find humorous is an article called “How to Tell Good Stockings” in the same issue where there is certainly some humor in the listing. One such listing to tell good stockings states the following:
“Twist of the thread must be right for dullness, strength, and elasticity. Loose thread and loose weaving make sleazy-looking hosiery. Beware of cheap ‘sheers’ that are merely loose.’
I laughed when I read that considering that lousy stockings relate to being loose and how those terms could also be the terms used for someone who is prone to sleeping around or a prostitute. It is better, after all, to NOT be loose in your personal life, but don't forget to keep your stockings from being sleazy and loose as well. J
I LOVE stuff like this!! Well... "antiques"... not the textile stuff! lol
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