constanius Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 My Wife and I often go to antique fairs/shows etc together, whilst I look for medals and other antiques that interest me she looks for old quilts, cross-stitch & sewing paraphernalia. I had finished looking for my stuff so joined her at a stall with mostly fabric & to amuse myself dug through a bin full of old silk hankies whilst she was buying something. I spotted a very bright red silk & asked the vendor how much, "$5 please" he said. As I have a couple of medals from this 1893 Exibition I thought it would make a good display to combine the silk with them, the pic does not do full justice to the condition of it as the flash washed some of the colour out. Mabel Johnston must have visited the exhibition & had her name sewn on the hankie & then stored it away, it is in quite lovely condition for being made in 1893. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 WOW! That was sitting in a pile of hankies?! Someone could have blown their nose on that, a wonderful artifact of an event that still reverberates through history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 Wonderful addition to your Columbian Expo collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 nEAT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 You didn't haggle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted November 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 You didn't haggle? Sorry, I am slipping, Matt has berated me for that before & still I fail to haggle! As to the warning "viewer discretion advised' I thought some of you old fellows might not have seen 'lady's red silk' for so long the shock might be too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted November 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 nEAT! A nasty case of 'CAPS LOCKS' hope you feel better soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 As to the warning "viewer discretion advised' I thought some of you old fellows might not have seen 'lady's red silk' for so long the shock might be too much. A brilliant acquisition, good work! I bet your wife's jealous... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted November 15, 2009 Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 I wonder if ol' Mabel's kept her figure over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted November 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2009 I wonder if ol' Mabel's kept her figure over the years. and then some! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackhawk Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 "I wonder if ol' Mabel's kept her figure over the years." I'll bet she's very thin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackhawk Posted November 16, 2009 Report Share Posted November 16, 2009 There's a Mabel Johnston from Ontario listed here near the middle of the page... http://books.google.com/books?id=Sx7x7xIv8...ada&f=false Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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