I agree plus their faces seem more WW2 than WW1 to me.Its a great photo, but the ladies look very neat for 1914-18?
I just thought it was the way it was pinned up. You used to be able to get "drawing pins" with like a small bit of card - I assume to protect the poster if the pin rusted.Is there something odd about the poster "A means to save a pound or two" ? It seems to have little pieces missing around the perimeter. The object behind the third lady from the left looks strange too. Viv.
hi laurence what is your grandmothers name and date of birth..unless you have already checked i was just wondering what she was doing on the 1911 census...may give us a clue i thought
lyn
I was hinting at jewellery in post#9 and the 'light hearted' look of the pic seems to suggest that maybe the armistice had been declared.Great image!
Have to say that to me it looks much more like nice, safe, decorative items being packed. Jewellery? Enamelled badges?
Chris
PS Do we even know whether percussion caps, long since superseded by the modern cartridge case, were even being produced at that time? I don't think they were.