Housewife Sewing Kit

London, Hangar One Aircraft & Exhibits

A sewing kit, known as a housewife, has been a standard bit of military kit for centuries.

The service number identifies the owner as having joined the RAF as an apprentice between the First and Second World Wars.

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Object number	77/U/1242
Associated with	Royal Air Force

Cloth sewing kit including brass buttons, thimble and thread, © RAF Museum

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