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Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Uncle Sam needs your Stockings !

Stockings for the war effort

Yep - Uncle Sam had a hankering for fully fashioned stockings after all. But not for wearing - no - for converting into powder bags which were used to propel missile projectiles in US Navy Guns.How romantic is that !?  In 1942, depots appeared everywhere appealing to women to dump their used stockings to help against the enemy !

Uncle sam needs your stockings !
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6 comments:

  1. Leanne Elizabeth Manning.February 22, 2011 at 8:34 AM

    What an interesting post, thanks for sharing. Thankfully we won't need to part with our stockings these days.

    ♥
    Leanne

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  2. Miss MargaritaFebruary 22, 2011 at 10:56 AM

    Thats a fun fact, I guess I learned something new today ;)
    Thanks for sharing!

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2011 at 11:57 AM

    Wow there you go! You learn something new every day!

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  4. Lauren HairstonFebruary 22, 2011 at 12:37 PM

    I'm hoping they took laddered ones--silks stockings aren't cheap!

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  5. SusanFebruary 22, 2011 at 2:52 PM

    Thanks for sharing, poor stockings :-(

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  6. AnonymousDecember 9, 2011 at 6:34 AM

    Uh-huh. Sure they did. I bet I know what those government officials were REALLY doing with all those used stockings.

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