Sewing and Mending Products
Coles were not the only store to sell bra replacement elastic …
St Mark was a Woolworths house brand from the 1960s to around 1980, and Sew’n’Save from around 1968-1972.
Korbond were not the only suppliers on iron-on mending patches. They were available in Australia from 1947.
Lightning Zips
Lightning Fasteners were news in 1922 ( see http://www.austbuttonhistory.com/23rd-may-2022/).
The Australian Women’s Weekly, 8th July 1944 page 40. I feel so patriotic.
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The Australian Women’s Weekly, 1st December 1954 page 85.
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