1957 Calendar
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Woven on Silk:-

Printed at top of card:-
 

Printed at bottom of card:-
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W.H. GRANT & CO. LTD. COVENTRY
WOVEN LABEL MANUFACTURERS

 
Calendar
                     1957

silk:
12.7cm high by 8.6cm wide

by Geoffrey Godden:
CALENDARS
Various woven calendars were made in different years - many mounted on postcards from the early 1900s onwards, others with Christmas or New Year greetings printed on the reverse side.

Several silks were incorporated in the covers or mounts of calendars (the calendar part being printed on paper in the normal manner) and these cannot be classed as woven calendars. Nevertheless, the finest post-war Grant silk pictures have been especially woven to enhance these standard calendars.

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A woven winter scene used on the front of a Grant Company calendar of 1957. This design was by Mr T. D. Howes.

Other comments:
As can be seen from the image above, the 1957 calendar is printed in a paper book form and attached to the front of the card mount. The reverse of this silk picture contains only the details of the items manufactured by Grant, and their contact details.

As can be seen from the small writing at the bottom of this card mount, by 1957 these " Silks " were no longer woven in pure silk, but in man made fibre - Rayon.