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83/65/1
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[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
This is a khaki drill overall issued by the Women's Land Army to the donor in 1943. The label inside reads, 'OVERALLS // COATS DRILL // WOMENS LAND ARMY // SIZE SMALL // BUST 32"-34" // CONTRACT NO // 252/16/723 // J. Harvey Ltd // London, 1943'. The overall was used by the donor as part of her uniform in the W.L.A. during the Second World War and then subsequently for gardening and odd jobs until she donated it to MERL in 1983.
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1 overall: drill material; fair condition
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: OVERALL // Accession number: 83/65/1 // Classification: PERSONAL Clothing garment // Negative number: 60/14429 // Acquisition method: Gift // Acquired from, date: Mrs M. Ashby, [...], August 1983 // Store: small stores // Condition: fair // Recorder, date: JMB 21.9.83 // Description: A short khaki drill overall with long sleeves and pockets. It buttons down the front and at the cuffs but the buttons are not original. The label inside states size 32"-34" Women's Land Army, Harvey Ltd, London, 1943. // Dimensions: Length: 80.0cm // Associated information: This overall was used by the donor as part of her 'uniform' during service in the Women's Land Army during the second world war and subsequently for gardening and odd jobs until the present. // References: See photos and correspondence in photograph library under Employment Agriculture temporary wartime.'
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Greater London [region]
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]
1943 - 1943
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_14429.tif - High resolution image
