Full Fashioned Silk Hosiery - 1928

<b>These were offered through the Gorcy Embroidery Journal- a monthly catalog from a Montreal based department company. This ad was in the August 1928 edition, so these fetching stockings would have been perfect for the daring flappers out there. They needed that "extra-wear" patch on the toe.</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoR4-5CGXJKXncNbw9hW-VZ1HIIHKcA9GWVn8HzKLYVWfZgWAtHU6bOvnbrWydp1IsYnxxV0AAoq7R0yssE-_sr8wZdmlvG5SvkqBrUjVfmfaGt5JP4v6YprP1NPQYYfOcycT0ky8Tbj7x/s1600/GorcyCatalogAug1928.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoR4-5CGXJKXncNbw9hW-VZ1HIIHKcA9GWVn8HzKLYVWfZgWAtHU6bOvnbrWydp1IsYnxxV0AAoq7R0yssE-_sr8wZdmlvG5SvkqBrUjVfmfaGt5JP4v6YprP1NPQYYfOcycT0ky8Tbj7x/s1600/GorcyCatalogAug1928.jpg" /></a></div><br />

Full Fashioned Silk Hosiery - 1928

These were offered through the Gorcy Embroidery Journal- a monthly catalog from a Montreal based department company. This ad was in the Augu...

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Two Beautiful Bird Cushions - Gorcy Catalog, 1928

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">  <b>Hot-iron transfer patterns from the 1928 Gorcy Catalog. Because this was a Canadian company several of the ads are in English and French. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>You could also get this image hand painted on ecru or black satin. Yes please!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQaY1iEw6MSG2u1Dn-1Kl9XaWsQaJfWDEDA96pLXfrzLZG-76pobMNVA0ImU1jSG4qO81X0K0VjSKU_Y1KRUGmEjMnzJAZDr3b9fYj3MfDH2z6Uti5R7_p448iSSxQPRp15VTDGbGK05HF/s1600/GorcyCatalogAug1928-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQaY1iEw6MSG2u1Dn-1Kl9XaWsQaJfWDEDA96pLXfrzLZG-76pobMNVA0ImU1jSG4qO81X0K0VjSKU_Y1KRUGmEjMnzJAZDr3b9fYj3MfDH2z6Uti5R7_p448iSSxQPRp15VTDGbGK05HF/s1600/GorcyCatalogAug1928-6.jpg" width="435" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Two Beautiful Bird Cushions - Gorcy Catalog, 1928

  Hot-iron transfer patterns from the 1928 Gorcy Catalog. Because this was a Canadian company several of the ads are in English and French. ...

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New and Attractive - The Japanese Design

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>This is one offering from the August 1928 Gorcy catalog. Gorcy was based in Montreal and many of the ads are in French and English. This one caught my eye because I haven't seen a Sewing Machine Scarf or one for a Phonograph. These were stamped patterns that came on different fabrics (at different prices) . Then you could buy cotton or silk embroidery floss 'make the article'.</b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkm56IGMJCHVAz8r5k9kD8xbn6avSgZJ-wzJu866-rYWrXYiKh7F7kJnBjJwmWPuDDf3fxygbYYCyoCTkzGzEffIs9oZzG4FccwPHGAA4TK1x0u1_O0odA-mBfadJu9mHFvzpAhjzQV5bn/s1600/GorcyCatalogAug1928-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkm56IGMJCHVAz8r5k9kD8xbn6avSgZJ-wzJu866-rYWrXYiKh7F7kJnBjJwmWPuDDf3fxygbYYCyoCTkzGzEffIs9oZzG4FccwPHGAA4TK1x0u1_O0odA-mBfadJu9mHFvzpAhjzQV5bn/s1600/GorcyCatalogAug1928-8.jpg" /></a><b>In 1925 Emile Gorcy patented his Transfer Ink with mutton fat as the main ingredient. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>"B<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21.33333396911621px;">e it known that I, EMILE Gorcy, a citizen of the French Republic, residing at Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Transfer Ink...</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21.33333396911621px;">This transfer ink is formed of the following ingredients, preferably combined in the proportions indicated, namely: mutton fat,</span></b><b style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 21.33333396911621px;">49 parts; black soap. 14 parts; and aniline coloring, 7 parts."</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />

New and Attractive - The Japanese Design

This is one offering from the August 1928 Gorcy catalog. Gorcy was based in Montreal and many of the ads are in French and English. This one...

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Bad Fashion Choices in 1955

<B>While many fashions of the mid-fifties are wonderful there were also things like this. "Serbin of Miami pairs corduroy shorts with an egyptian cotton blouse and cummerbund, for your "at home" hours. About $14, at leading stores." Purple corduroy shorts??? Oh,well.<br>(BTW the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbin">Serbin of Miami</a> folks were really from Fayetteville, Tennessee. Figures.)</B><p> <a href="http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t21/what-i-found/MoreBlogging/FamilyCircleAug1955.jpg"><img src="http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t21/what-i-found/MoreBlogging/FamilyCircleAug1955.jpg" width="400"></a><br>

Bad Fashion Choices in 1955

While many fashions of the mid-fifties are wonderful there were also things like this. "Serbin of Miami pairs corduroy shorts with an e...

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