88/51/1-2

These are a pair of canvas leggings with leather at the bottom edge and four leather straps. The leggings were worn with the boots.
These are a pair of canvas leggings with leather at the bottom edge and four leather straps. The leggings were worn with the boots.

2 canvas leggings: canvas material, leather, metal (brass)

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Standard museum name: LEGGINGS // Accession number: 88/51/1-2 // Classification: PERSONAL clothing garment // Negative number: 60/15738 // Acquisition method: GIFT // Acquired from: [...] AMPHILL, BEDFORD // Date: 14 June 1988 // Store: // Condition: good but stained // Recorder: JMB // Date: 10.3.89 // Description: WOMEN'S LAND ARMY UNIFORM // A pair of canvas leggings with leather at the bottom edge and four leather straps which fasten to four brass buckles. // Inscription: C & Co. Ltd 1942 // Dimensions: Length: 28.0 cm // Width at top: 36.0 cm // Associated information: These were worn with the boots // References:', MERL miscellaneous note, Georgia Charitou, September 2014 – Objects 88/44-66 form part of the Doreen Thorp Collection of material relating to the Women’s Land Army. The collection consists of papers relating to the career or Doreen Thorp in the W.L.A. from 1939-47, as well as items of clothing which form part of a W.L.A. uniform. ‘, Transcription of information about Doreen Thorp – ‘Mrs. N. D. Warren (nee Thorp) 13.6.1923 – 3.1.1988. // In September 1939 I joined the Women’s Land Army and in October I started two months training at the Midland Agricultural College in poultry, milking (hand & machine), stock and general farm work.’

1942 - 1942

Fibre, Leather, Metal, brass