88/59/3

One of three caps used while milking. The two of them have khaki drill and the other one has a white drill. Probably they weren’t part of the Women’s Land Army uniform but they were necessary for staff milking cattle.

1 cap: material

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Standard museum name: CAP // Accession number: 88/59/1-3 // Classification: PERSONAL clothing headgear // Negative number: 60/15716 + 60/15726 // Acquisition method: GIFT // Acquired from: [...] AMPHILL, BEDFORD // Date: 14 June 1988 // Store: // Condition: good // Recorder: JMB // Date: 10.3.89 // Description: WOMEN'S LAND ARMY UNIFORM // 3 caps which were used while milking. Two are of khaki drill and one of white drill. // No inscription // Dimensions: Width: 25.0 cm Height: 16.0 cm // References: Probably not part of the W.L.A. uniform issue but necessary for staff milking cattle', MERL miscellaneous note, Georgia Charitou, September 2014 – Objects 88/44-66 form part of the Doreen Thorp Collection of material relating to the Women’s Land Army. The collection consists of papers relating to the career or Doreen Thorp in the W.L.A. from 1939-47, as well as items of clothing which form part of a W.L.A. uniform. ‘, Transcription of information about Doreen Thorp – ‘Mrs. N. D. Warren (nee Thorp) 13.6.1923 – 3.1.1988. // In September 1939 I joined the Women’s Land Army and in October I started two months training at the Midland Agricultural College in poultry, milking (hand & machine), stock and general farm work.’, Photocopy of Printed Report - 'Hands On Learning with Reading Museum Service // Women's Land Army H542 // Cap // Caps were not part of the official uniform but were necessary for those women whose duties including milking cows. [...]'

1939 - 1947