Luckily I booked tickets ages ago to go to the RoneTime exhibition at Flinders Street station; the exhibition is sold out and closes next Sunday.
It was absolutely magical! Thanks to Vireya for the tip about the newspapers - I had fun looking at some of the old advertising, & loved spotting the clothes ads, sewing tips, and a classic Singer advertisement!
“ The workroom” was full of sewing machines, and although there were lots of Singer accessory boxes, none of the industrial machines were actually Singers!
I do like this “homemade” bobbin holder, I should go out to the shed & knock one together!
In the typist’s room we had fun reading the crazy little stories on some of the typewriters - one said something like “ you are a lifeless rabbit, and I do not need another lifeless rabbit in my life”.
I also peeked in all the shelves under the desks, they all had interesting treasures, including some knitting in one, and a sewing kit in another. An absolute delight! I have always loved dolls houses and dioramas - this was rather like walking into an old, abandoned dolls house - with a touch of Alice in Wonderland and Miss Havisham’s decaying mansion all rolled in to one!
There were so many details that you probably need to see it more than once to take them all in. I missed the shelves under the desks, for example! Still, I'm glad I got there once. An amazing experience.
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