Vintage 1920s Newlock Bobby Pins Original Store Display Box with 648 Bobbie Pins 1960s cocktail dress Please note the measurements given

Please note the measurements given below for fit

Even the buttons have a woven bee centred on them (see close-up photo)

The card is addressed on the back “To Bruce”

The overall effect is one of a muted green

The labels were cut off but I had one other outfit exactly like this which still had the original labels that stated -  “85% Cotton / 15% Metallic”

Vintage 1920s Newlock Bobby Pins Original Store Display Box with 648 Bobbie Pins 1960s cocktail dress Please note the measurements givenThis is a 1920s era store display box for Newlock bobby pins made in England. This came out of an old general store. There are 36 banded bundles of bobby pins with about 18 bobby pins in each bundle. There are 12 bundles with a cream coloured band, 12 with a red coloured band and 12 with a light green coloured band. Some of the bundles appear to have 17 pins, but I may have miscounted if there are 18, the total would be 648 bobby pins. Im not sure if