Historical information
Made by H E Barry and Son, Brunswick, the soldiers housewife was a portable sewing kit that allowed soldiers to complete running repairs on their uniforms. It included, needles, thread, wool, buttons etc. Barry's also were contracted to provide shorts, shirts and trousers for the army.
Physical description
Soldier's housewife kit in calico bag. The kit comprises: a spoon, a sawing kit wrapped in its own cloth with nine needles and three different colours threads (red, white, brown), a razor in its box on the outside Invicta razor manufactured by E. M. Dickinson Sheffield England, a shaving brush and a band made of leather for sharpening the razor.
Inscriptions & markings
5th comp. 40th Regt
