Difference between revisions of "1964 Lace Makers Interviewed"
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| + | Her mother learned lace at the age of 5 and her grandmother made “real old Bucks lace” at half a crown a yard (12.5p) for the Countess of Buckinghamshire. | ||
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| + | In 1955 Clara Rixon, wife of Fred Rixon gave an interview to “Buckinghamshire Interest”. | ||
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| + | '''EVERY LITTLE HELPS''' | ||
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| + | She states that she has been making lace for over 60 years. Her efforts, when young, helped to eke out the family budget, but she never made lace for a living. | ||
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Her mother learned lace at the age of 5 and her grandmother made “real old Bucks lace” at half a crown a yard (12.5p) for the Countess of Buckinghamshire. | Her mother learned lace at the age of 5 and her grandmother made “real old Bucks lace” at half a crown a yard (12.5p) for the Countess of Buckinghamshire. | ||
Revision as of 11:03, 17 February 2023
By 1964 several elderly lace makers had been interviewed as follows:-
In 1955 Clara Rixon, wife of Fred Rixon gave an interview to “Buckinghamshire Interest”.
EVERY LITTLE HELPS
She states that she has been making lace for over 60 years. Her efforts, when young, helped to eke out the family budget, but she never made lace for a living.
MOTHER & GRANDMOTHER
Her mother learned lace at the age of 5 and her grandmother made “real old Bucks lace” at half a crown a yard (12.5p) for the Countess of Buckinghamshire.
In 1955 Clara Rixon, wife of Fred Rixon gave an interview to “Buckinghamshire Interest”.
EVERY LITTLE HELPS
She states that she has been making lace for over 60 years. Her efforts, when young, helped to eke out the family budget, but she never made lace for a living.
MOTHER & GRANDMOTHER
Her mother learned lace at the age of 5 and her grandmother made “real old Bucks lace” at half a crown a yard (12.5p) for the Countess of Buckinghamshire.