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Boxed dress form making kit, consisting of a large roll of gummed brown paper tape, two stockingette body slips, and a bottle of shellac solution. Accompanied by booklet of illustrated instructions 'for the home dressmaker'.
This item is being sold as a museum piece / display piece rather than an item to use, as I have no idea if any of the parts are still useable.
History:
Manufactured in Melbourne in 1944, this kit was produced during the period of wartime austerity when dressmaker's bodyforms were scarce and new examples were not being made. At the same time, Australians were being actively encouraged to make or alter their own clothing. This kit involves making a cast of your body from the supplied brown paper stiffened by the shellac, over a body stocking, thus producing a form 'that is really you' according to the box lid.
All my items are vintage and therefore there may be some signs a age, I will always try to highlight any obvious issues.
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