CARDBOARD FAN
1931 - 1969Cardboard fan with photograph of beach scene on front. Two buildings in amongst trees in centre of picture ,white sand, water, rocks and greenery in foreground. Advertisement text on back for Hasties Drapery Store [With Compliments from / Hasties / General Drapers Manchester, Furnishings, / Footwear, Mercery, / and Clothing / ARMADALE Telephone Armadale 6]. Makers information bottom left corner. Cardboard is stapled onto wooden handle with two staples.
Hasties was the last drapery store to occupy the shop that had previously house two other drapery stores. In 1908 Mrs E Caldwell started her drapery business in Armadale. By the mid 1910s it is known that she worked out of a store on Jull street , near the corner of Third Road. In 1923 Mrs Henwood took over the business and ran it till 1931 when Hasties took over. The shops mainly sold men's, women's and children's clothing.
The folding fan is believed to have been developed in Japan during the 6th century C.E. Over the next five hundred years it spread across parts of Asia including China. In the 1500s regular trade between Europe and China started and the folding fan was introduced to Europe. The fan quickly became a highly sought after ornate and expensive fashion accessory for women in European royal courts. In the 1700s the fan was no longer the exclusive property of the elite. Mass produced cheap fans became available, made in Europe and China. At the start of the 1800s the fan fell out of fashion. In the 1820s the fan came back into fashion and was often designed to match or from the same fabric as the dress. Many fans from this period were large and highly decorated with romantic scenes from the 17th and 18th centuries.
In the 1900s fans remained in fashion but they became smaller and more delicate to match the changing fashion. The fan also became restricted to use with evening wear. By the 1920s though the fan was once again out of fashion. Fans were something for older women to use or were used as part of advertising campaigns. Through Asia fans remained popular during this time and continue to be popular today.
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Makers mark [Pratten-Lamb]
This item is an example of advertisements on costume accessories and advertises Hastie's Drapery store which was the last in a line of drapery stores to occupy the one building on Jull Street. It was a prominent drapery store in Armadale from 1934 to the 1960s. This item represents the growth of local businesses in Armadale and the importance of Jull Street as a key commercial centre in the town. This fan is known to have been used to promote Hastie's Drapery Store, located on Jull Street in Armadale. Was used by the wife of Robert Blackburn
