Men's & boys' hosiery 52/1/3, a photo by Collingwood Historical Society on Flickr.
Again from the 1923 catalogue, these illustrations show socks for boys, youths and men. Of interest are the Double-clip and Rubber grip suspenders which ensured that men's socks stayed in the correct position all day.
This photograph was submitted by
the Collingwood Historical Society as part of the Flickr Friday Photo
Challenge under the theme of "Socks".
Ladies' & children's hosiery 52/1/2, a photo by Collingwood Historical Society on Flickr.
Like the preceding illustration this photograph is also taken from the 1923 Foy & Gibson catalogue. This page shows some of the range of children's socks manufactured and sold by Foy & Gibson.
This photograph was submitted by the Collingwood Historical Society as part of the Flickr Friday Photo Challenge under the theme of "Socks".
1923 Gibsonia hosiery factory 52/1/1, a photo by Collingwood Historical Society on Flickr.
This illustration is taken from the 1923 Foy & Gibson catalogue and shows the interior of the Gibsonia hosiery mill in Oxford Street Collingwood. Foy & Gibson, celebrated for its "2 miles of mills" dominated the Collingwood landscape and Collingwood life for decades. Its buildings, now mainly converted to residential use, still dominate the Collingwood skyline. Over the decades many, many socks for girls, boys, and men would have been produced here as well as hosiery for ladies' wear.
The factories provided goods for Foy & Gibson department stores and
produced men's clothing and shirts, ladies' underclothing, millinery,
furniture, hardware and bedding. Warehouses stored imported goods, and
the complex was a major hub for home delivery, firstly with horse-drawn
vehicles and later with motorized trucks. A major source of local
employment, the Foy and Gibson factory complex employed around 2000
people in all stages of the production process, from spinning to
despatch and delivery.
For more information about Foy and Gibson check the website here.
This photo was taken by the Collingwood Historical Society for the Flickr Friday Photo Challenge under the weekly theme of "Socks".
