street · the haberdasher's

strang & widow · haberdashers · est. 1879

a haberdasher's window

ribbons unwound, just enough; never the whole length. strang's widow runs the shop and his name. she has not corrected the sign, though some of the customers ask. she likes the company of a name still hanging on a door.

she will sell you any quantity that ends in and a half. the buttons on the upper card are not for purchase. she keeps them because the cards came in pairs and the bone ones above belonged to her mother.

field-note: a pin is loose somewhere on the display. she will find it tomorrow by stepping on it. a ribbon · buttons · a thimble · hatter · sewing room

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