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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 408535, member: 5833"]Agree that the implements look more like crochet hooks. The way the handles are different suggests it was somewhat heavier work than delicate decorative crochet.</p><p><br /></p><p>Think all four, including the woman at lower left, are wearing something protective over their Sunday best dresses & jewellery. Lower right has a pretty apron that only protects her lap. The two in the back are wearing pinafore type things. Even though it has sleeves, still think the checked garment on the last one is some gingham cover up, not part of the dress that shows below it. I see no wedding ring on any of the visible hands.</p><p><br /></p><p>I keep coming back to who would have wanted a photo of the four together with the evidence of the work they had in common, whether factory or sewing circle, & who would have paid for it?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 408535, member: 5833"]Agree that the implements look more like crochet hooks. The way the handles are different suggests it was somewhat heavier work than delicate decorative crochet. Think all four, including the woman at lower left, are wearing something protective over their Sunday best dresses & jewellery. Lower right has a pretty apron that only protects her lap. The two in the back are wearing pinafore type things. Even though it has sleeves, still think the checked garment on the last one is some gingham cover up, not part of the dress that shows below it. I see no wedding ring on any of the visible hands. I keep coming back to who would have wanted a photo of the four together with the evidence of the work they had in common, whether factory or sewing circle, & who would have paid for it?[/QUOTE]
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