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15 October 2014
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Blackout Curtains

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Beatrice Samuels
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Yardley Wood, Birmingham
Background to story:听
Civilian
Article ID:听
A5331232
Contributed on:听
26 August 2005

I can remember making an outfit from the blackout curtains after the war. It was a two-piece skirt and top (the top was sleeveless). The shirt had ric-rak in for pleats.

I went to yardley wood community centre. There would have been a man with a gramaphone doing the entertainment.

This story was submitted to the People鈥檚 War site by Anastasia Travers a volunteer with WM CSV Actiondesk on behalf of Beatrice Samuels and has been added to the site with his permission. Beatrice Samuels fully understands the sites terms and conditions.

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