Jonathan WalfordDec 12, 20202 minSewer or Sewist?I recently created a bit of a brouhaha on the FHM facebook page. I posted about the word ‘sewist’ with a reference to a New York Times (N...
Jonathan WalfordNov 1, 20201 minHave a Crepey HalloweenCrepe paper Halloween dress, hat and mask, late 1920s The origin of crepe paper is a bit murky. It appears to have been developed in Japa...
Jonathan WalfordAug 27, 20203 minWould the Real Rosy the Riveter Please Stand Up...In 1943 Redd Evans and John Jacob Loeb wrote a song about a munitions worker who "keeps a sharp lookout for sabotage / sitting up there o...
Jonathan WalfordAug 22, 20202 minThat Time Chanel Went to HollywoodOn January 19, 1931, the New York Times reported film producer Samuel Goldwyn’s announcement: “After more than three years of constant ef...
Jonathan WalfordAug 22, 20201 minPoison RubberIn 1887, three men who all worked at a New York rubber company were committed to a local Hospital for incoherent insanity. Dr. Frederick ...
Jonathan WalfordAug 22, 20202 minMoths? Freeze ThemMoths are potentially the worst problem a textile collection might encounter. I have two methods I used to keep them under control. First...