Hussif and Button Stick

We were issued with a Housewife on joining the National Defence Academy (NDA) in 1979.  Why a housewife to a 16-year-old cadet? That too an item which was neither male nor female, and wasn’t even a living being. It  was a simple Khaki pouch containing needles, thread, thimble, buttons, and a pair of scissors, meant…

Toy chest etui by B Morgan: 3 – button box and 'magic' needle

yueton 2pcs Mini Portable Collapsible Scissors

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WW2 British Army Housewife Sewing Kit & Contents Scissors, Buttons

February, 2022

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Jane Austen Regency Housewife Hussif Sewing Kit - Elizabeth