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Fishy Fashion Starting with the unlikely print of a stylish young lady being observed by a distracted fisherman, the...

Fishy Fashion Starting with the unlikely print of a stylish young lady being observed by a distracted fisherman, the Arthur James story unfolds. Click the album to enlarge your view of the back of the card and other info we gathered via our Google searches on the Excelsior Needle & Fish Hook Works in Redditch, UK.

You can view a brief history of the Redditch needle industry at [ http://www.redditchhistory.org.uk/needles.html ]

Still curious about Redditch? See [ http://www.redditchheritage.org.uk/ ]

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