{"id":14242,"date":"2016-05-18T19:13:31","date_gmt":"2016-05-18T18:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/?p=14242"},"modified":"2017-10-29T23:42:43","modified_gmt":"2017-10-29T23:42:43","slug":"health-vests-knitting-patterns-1950s-1960s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/health-vests-knitting-patterns-1950s-1960s\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Vests ~ Knitting Patterns [1950&#8217;s-1960&#8217;s]"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>&#8220;As recommended by the medical profession.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<p>Health vests were obviously quite the thing in England in the 1950&#8217;s, and after looking over these knitting patterns you&#8217;ll wonder how you ever survived without one. Order your dishcloth cotton and get knitting!<\/p>\n<h4>Coats Musica<\/h4>\n<p>Is it just me, or is that man about to pull his vest down over his wife&#8217;s head?<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t    float: left;\n\t\t\t    margin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t    text-align: center;\n\t\t\t    width: auto;\n\t\t\t\tbox-sizing: border-box;\n \t\t\t    padding: 0.1em 0.3em 0 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #ffffff;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tfont-size: 0.7em;\n   \t\t\t\tline-height: 1.2em;\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff none repeat scroll 0 0;\n \t\t\t\tmargin: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-14242 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"400\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Coats-838.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"400\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Coats-904.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"400\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Coats-947.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"400\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Coats-947-b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div><br style='clear: both' \/>\n\n<div class=\"google-content\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4258812866305862\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"9216860104\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<h4>Strutt&#8217;s<\/h4>\n<p>Slightly spoiling the effects of the health vest by having a cigarette on the go there.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t    float: left;\n\t\t\t    margin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t    text-align: center;\n\t\t\t    width: auto;\n\t\t\t\tbox-sizing: border-box;\n \t\t\t    padding: 0.1em 0.3em 0 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #ffffff;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tfont-size: 0.7em;\n   \t\t\t\tline-height: 1.2em;\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff none repeat scroll 0 0;\n \t\t\t\tmargin: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-14242 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"400\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Strutts-9501.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"400\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Strutts-9505.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"400\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Strutts-9505-b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"400\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Strutts-9507.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div><br style='clear: both' \/>\n\n<h4>Twilley&#8217;s<\/h4>\n<p>I&#8217;ll have the health vest with opera top please.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t    float: left;\n\t\t\t    margin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t    text-align: center;\n\t\t\t    width: auto;\n\t\t\t\tbox-sizing: border-box;\n \t\t\t    padding: 0.1em 0.3em 0 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #ffffff;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tfont-size: 0.7em;\n   \t\t\t\tline-height: 1.2em;\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff none repeat scroll 0 0;\n \t\t\t\tmargin: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-14242 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"400\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Twilleys-381a.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"400\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Twilleys-386.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"400\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Twilleys-385.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"400\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Twilleys-383.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"400\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Twilleys-389.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"400\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Twilleys-394.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"400\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Twilleys-404.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div><br style='clear: both' \/>\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s footballer Bill Brown modelling two delightfully healthy vests in the early 1960&#8217;s.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t    float: left;\n\t\t\t    margin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t    text-align: center;\n\t\t\t    width: auto;\n\t\t\t\tbox-sizing: border-box;\n \t\t\t    padding: 0.1em 0.3em 0 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #ffffff;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tfont-size: 0.7em;\n   \t\t\t\tline-height: 1.2em;\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff none repeat scroll 0 0;\n \t\t\t\tmargin: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-14242 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"400\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Twilleys-395.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"400\" height=\"518\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghostofthedoll.co.uk\/retromusings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Twilleys-399.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div><br style='clear: both' \/>\n\n<p>Thought the health vest was just a people thing? 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