Friday, 18 December 2015

36 Million Pairs of Gloves

From the South Wales Weekly Post, 18th December 1915.

36 MILLION PAIRS OF GLOVES.


WHAT OUR MANUFACTURERS HAVE TO SUPPLY.

The shortness and dearness in all classes of raw material, combined with the shortage of labour, is constantly increasing prices.

A large underwear company advise firms at Swansea that the Government have called for —

Undervests    …   …   …    3,858,797
Woollen under-pants  …  11,797,479
Cardigans and jerseys …   4,990,123
Cap comforters    …   …    6,759,680
Body belts     ...    …   …    3,711,320
Worsted gloves    …   …    2,604,834 pairs
Worsted socks     …   …   36,033,523 pairs

It is computed by a large Swansea hosier that less than one-third of the manufacturing output is now available for civilians’ use.

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2 comments:

  1. Helena20 December 2015 at 20:47

    Is it me, or does the headline not match the text? The 36 million pairs are of socks not gloves, aren't they?

    The numbers are pretty startling, even so.

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    1. Barbara21 December 2015 at 21:03

      You're right - I hadn't spotted the discrepancy. The mistake was in the original headline. Soldiers got through socks much faster than gloves.

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