Antique Redferns of Ripley Drapery Shop Metal Office Sign Plaque Sewing thread The machine runs smoothly

The machine runs smoothly

These blocks were essential tools in traditional hat-making workshops

Vintage Gabrielle Designs Aunt Lucy Bear 1978

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Antique Redferns of Ripley Drapery Shop Metal Office Sign Plaque Sewing thread The machine runs smoothlyAntique Redferns of Ripley Drapery Shop Metal Office Sign Plaque A long antique metal company plaque for Redferns of Ripley Ltd, a drapery and soft furnishings business established in 1871 and operating into the 1930s. The plaque reads Redferns of Ripley Ltd. Registered Office, with recessed lettering cut into the surface rather than raised. It has a wonderfully aged coppery brown patina with areas of verdigris, tarnishing and surface wear, giving it