Off the Peg. The story of the Jewish contribution to the women's wholesale clothing industry, 1880 to the 1960s
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- Author(s) Kershen, Anne J (ed)
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 1988
- Pages 72pp; illus
- Publisher London Museum of Jewish Life
- Place Published London
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Published to accompany an exhibition and contains six essays dealing with various aspects of the East End of London production and distribution of clothing and giving first hand insight into it. The essays include: 'The Frank Russell Story' being the recollections of Frank Russell, founder of Mansfield Originals; an account of the Jewish mantle making trade unions of London; Ada Bloomberg, '50 years in the industry' being recollections of a tailoress; Geoffrey Henry, 'A work's director's view of manufacture' re Ellis & Goldstein