What should I do with this above?
This cute little Ginger Meggs rug belonged to my Dad as a child. Can't remember now what year it's from but around the 1940's I think. The rug measures 98cm x 55cm and is a little discoloured ... I shamefully put in the washing machine once & the colours have run a little :-(
I really don't want to use it on the floor as it's not quite big enough for a floor rug, plus it slips and I don't want to damage it even further. Would you hang it on the wall perhaps? I'm just a bit over hanging onto things, dragging them around the country in all of our moves and not using them, so I need ideas folks.
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What about a museum? National archives?
ReplyDeleteIt's wonderful.
It'd be a shame to give it away or sell it.
I don't think I'd give it away or sell it. I believe they were quite common in their day and are worth somewhere between $200 - $500 now. I really love it but I'm not quite sure how to 'use' it.
ReplyDeleteSend it to the National Archives in Canberra, or put it on Ebay. It would sell!
ReplyDeleteJason Chatfield
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Ginger Meggs
Thanks for visiting me! I seriously love that rug.
ReplyDeleteI'd frame it and use it as a focal point. It's really special and lovely. Thats my two cents worth ;)
ReplyDeleteFrame it... we have just been given some framed wallpaper (still stuck onto the actual wall) from Mr SJW's bedroom when he was a kid. It's gorgeous. You can frame anything... gxo
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