Sample, Yarn

Historical information

One of a batch of yarn sample cards. Alexander Lau established his business in 1950 in the Nicholas Building, 37 Swanston Street, Melbourne. He designed textiles and commissionned many of his textiles to be spun andf woven in Geelong mills. He had a long associatiob withthe Returned Soldiers and Sailors Mill and with Mr Schofield, the manager. In 2000, he retired and closed the business.

Inscriptions & markings

AMORAGE/ORIFLAMME/PARME/ROSE/SOUS-BOIS

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