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| 17 Dec 2020 02:20 PM |
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Saw this on ebay going down and down in price until I couldn't resist any longer. Seller descibed as Zebra woman !!! Must be a really good story behind this if only someone knew it.  |
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trixon telstar
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| 17 Dec 2020 05:58 PM |
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Never seen anything like that ,before .Eye-catching , but very strange . |
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banjo boy
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| 18 Dec 2020 03:18 PM |
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What a mad looking advertising item..Quite sad looking really,,but i love that showcard round her neck..thanks for showing |
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Relics
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| 18 Dec 2020 10:09 PM |
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That's interesting . Nice piece of advertising she's wearing . |
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fleece77
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| 18 Dec 2020 10:20 PM |
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Why the long face Zebra woman |
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Lummox
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| 18 Dec 2020 11:50 PM |
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I believe she is a real " Stove char " ...certain ladies went round " posh " houses cleaning and re-polishing stoves. The tape like stuff round he cuffs was to keep the lower shirt sleeves clean otherwise they would have got caked with stove blacking.
Hanging from her belt she also has brushes and scrapers for cleaning the ovens and flues etc,
She was possibly " sponsored " paid a few shillings by Zebrite to have a photo taken to endorse the product
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| 19 Dec 2020 07:32 AM |
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Like the " stove char " idea except I think it's a man !! |
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batleycarr1
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| 19 Dec 2020 11:47 AM |
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Fascinating Lummox - I have never heard of this before, thanks for sharing your knowledge! |
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banjo boy
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| 19 Dec 2020 08:02 PM |
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Yes great info Ross...only just clocked tape on her cuffs..poor wench looks well pissed off..They never moaned though did they..Just got on with it..👍👍👍 |
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Relics
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| 19 Dec 2020 10:05 PM |
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Some good background information there Ross . They were hard days for the working class .
In Sydney there were " block boys " ,or " sparrow starvers " kids who were paid a shilling a day to sweep the horse dung on their allocated section of the block into a pile . The cart would come around once a day to collect the piles . They would have been hard pressed to keep the streets clean as the picture below shows ( Pyrmont Bridge 1904 )
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fleece77
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| 20 Dec 2020 09:19 AM |
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Here's some early horse action at Pyrmont |
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batleycarr1
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| 20 Dec 2020 11:21 AM |
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Mega sign fleece! |
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| 21 Dec 2020 09:52 AM |
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Lovely to see this type of enamel with the detail so clear and unfaded. Superb !!! |
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fleece77
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| 21 Dec 2020 10:23 AM |
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not my sign, I was outbid unfortunately. Here is a photo of an even better one I missed out on. This sign came from the same collector I bought my Huddart Parker from, he said he didn't want to sell the insurance sign, when I got there a couple of weeks later to pick up the Huddart Parker, he had sold it, I was really disappointed ! |
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fleece77
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