Museum

Selection

The current selection contains 1724 hankies out of totally 1724 in my museum. 20 hankies per page are shown.

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Red Riding Hood
Cotton with machine-made hem and pictures from Red Riding Hood. The five hankies are well used but you can follow the fairytale.23x26 cm. In 1943 a dozen of these hankies had the price 4.80 SEK.
Origin: Unknown (1940)

Red Riding Hood

Seduction
Lawn with machine-made hem and red and white print. Read the text! 22x22 cm. Mint.
Origin: Unknown

Seduction

Framed by netlace
Cotton with a wide machine- embroidered netlace. 30x30 cm. Used a little.
Origin: Unknown (1920)

Framed by netlace

Three different netlaces
Cotton with three different netlaces. Different sizes and different degrees of use. Rather usual, sometimes as confirmation hankies.
Origin: Unknown (1920)

Three different netlaces

A beautiful netlace
Fine cotton with a wide machine-embroidered netlace with bouquets in the four corners. 33x33 cm. A wedding hanky? Used a little.
Origin: Unknown (1920)

A beautiful netlace

An old darling
Lawn with Belgian lace. The lace is in a bad condition, but it still has its value. 29x29 cm.
Origin: Unknown (1920)

An old darling

Luxuary for a gentleman
Silk with a wide hem and a hand-embroidered monogram L in one corner. 50x50 cm. Unused and fine.
Origin: Unknown

Luxuary for a gentleman

A jolly boy
Cotton with machine-made hem and a nice print. The hanky is intricately folded. Mint.
Origin: France

A jolly boy

A violin player
Cotton with machine-made hem and a fine print. Folded in a special way. On the carton you can learn how to fold the hanky. Mint.
Origin: France

A violin player

Thin chiffon
Chiffon with handrolled hem and a dot pattern, 44x44 cm. For the breastpocket. Typical for the 50ies.
Origin: Sweden (1950)

Thin chiffon

A pink Valentine heart
Cotton with wovenin satin stripes. In one corner a sweet machine-embroidered heart with flowers. A Valentine hanky. 45x45 cm. Unused in a gift box.
Origin: United States (2000)

A pink Valentine heart

A Spanish '''fallas''' hanky
Checked cotton with mOrigin: Spain (2000)

A Spanish '''fallas''' hanky

A high-class bobbin lace
Fine linen with a wide bobbin lace. 21x21 cm. Unused. A very fine handicraft!
Origin: Sweden

A high-class bobbin lace

Cocktails in German
Lawn with handrolled hem and a colourful printed picture with drink recipes. 28x28 cm. Unused. A funny hanky!
Origin: Germany (1960)

Cocktails in German

Marguerites and butterflies
Lawn with handrolled hem and a printed pattern. Look at the shadows!.28,5x28,5 cm. Unused.
Origin: Switzerland (1960)

Marguerites and butterflies

Slightly worn child hankies
Cotton with machine-made hem and slightly faded print. 20x20 cm. Used.
Origin: Sweden (1950)

Slightly worn child hankies

Battenberg lace
Lawn with Battenberg lace all around, 26x26 cm. Used. Battenberg laces are sewn with woven ribbons with a paper pattern under it. The space is filled by different stitches. A very popular lace in the 20ieth century.
Origin: Belgium (1900)

Battenberg lace

Fine punchwork
Lawn with well-made punchwork and neat embroideries. 27x27 cm. Unused. One of so many fine imported hankies.
Origin: China (1950)

Fine punchwork

An unusual gift handkerchief
Cotton with a scalloped edge, diagonal check-pattern and a nice machine-embroidery. Label:Alba. 28x28 cm. Mint and in an Alba envelope.
Origin: Switzerland (1960)

An unusual gift handkerchief

Dear friend
Cotton with machine-made hem and a rose print with the text Dear friend. 27x27 cm. Mint.
Origin: United States (2000)

Dear friend