Darning Your Stockings

Stocking were expensive enough to repair, rather than throw away. I’ve given up on them completely. Such a bother.

“C-No-Darn” advertised from 1940-1953. Darnezzi advertised from 1931-1941.

The Sun (Sydney), 18th October 1931 page 9.

The Sun (Sydney), 21st May 1933 page 18.

The Sun (Sydney), 27th March 1941 page 19.

There was such a thing as ‘the hosiery mending trade’ and ‘hosiery mending specialists’. Places like Foy’s advertised a ‘Hosiery Mending Section’.

Western Worker (Perth), 26th June 1942 page 3.

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