HUGE CONTRACTS
Contracts have been signed for the largest single order for serge battledress placed since the war started—--5,000,000 blouses and 6,000,000 trousers. Nearly 250 clothing contractors in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland will be engaged on the work. The 9000 miles of serge required, taking 10.000 tons of wool, will be manufactured by 150 firms. Nine thousand miles of lining material will also be used. More than 200,000,000 brass buttons will be sewn on to the blouses and trouses. As these buttons are hidden, the modern soldier does not have to clean them. And the modern soldier is not sorry, either.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIX, Issue 21866, 20 January 1941, Page 3
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103HUGE CONTRACTS Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIX, Issue 21866, 20 January 1941, Page 3
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