Summary
Alternative Name(s): Fil Dor; Fil-d-or, Stocking & Sock Mending Thread
Fil D'or brand hose mending outfit, comprising a card wound with four lengths of mercerised brown cotton - originally eight.
Used by Georgia Dereani, circa 1957. Georgia Dereani, her husband and infant son immigrated to Australia from Trieste, Italy, in 1955. They spent the first five years of their lives in Victoria at Bonegilla Migrant Camp. Georgina and her husband became staff members at Bonegilla and were allocated private accommodation, which Georgina went to great lengths to make comfortable, purchasing many household items around Albury, NSW. Georgia also loves to sew and crochet, and often made items for her house and her friends at Bonegilla.
Physical Description
Set of four different brown cottons wound onto a small off-white card with slotted sides. Originally the card probably contained eight cottons. Card is printed top and bottom in black and green. Corner are heavily creased.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Georgina Dereani, 08 Mar 2001
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Date Made
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User
Mrs Georgina Dereani, Bonegilla, Victoria, Australia, circa 1957
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Inscriptions
Printed at top: 'FIL D'OR' / MERCERISED / HOSE MENDING OUTFIT'. At bottom: 'SOFT & SILKY / 8 LATEST SEASON COLOURS [tbc] / MADE IN ENGLAND'.
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions - Folded
13.4 cm (Length), 7 cm (Width)
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References
See Parent Record
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Keywords
Handcrafts, Immigration, Italian Communities, Italian Immigration, Migrant Camps, Migrant Hostels, Migrant Reception Centres, Sewing
