Tool roll or sewing kit or....?

[4thGordons]

As part of a tidy up I am rediscovering/discovering things I had forgotten - including this cotton roll that looks like it probably contained tools or some such.

It is stenciled and stamped but I am slightly dubious as to its originality (the cotton seems very new to me - it does not appear all that old (although it is stained.)

I found a 1910 reference  to J Parkyn and Co : Parkyn J. & Co. mnufrs. of Sheetings, longcloths. 70 Mosley Street, Manchester.

It is approx.  24 cm (9in) wide  x 44 cm (17") long and has 7 loops of material and a pocket at one end.  It looks a bit large to be a personal sewing kit and I have no idea where I got it,  although I believe it may have been inside something else I bought.

Can anyone ID it?

Chris

 

[Dave66]

Looks very much like a wash roll Chris, would have contained cutlery, razor and all those little personal bits n bobs….I can’t resist them if they are going cheaply, as most have a number that can be researched.

https://talesfromthesupplydepot.blog/2021/01/07/british-army-washroll/

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30016263

https://www.dearoldblighty.com/en-GB/all-items/1st-bn-essex-regiment-ww1-pattern-personal-kit-roll-/prod_15778

 

Dave.

Edited 8 October , 2023 by Dave66

[4thGordons]

Thanks very much @Dave66 that saved me some time - very much appreciated.

I shall set it aside and come back to it on a long winter evening to see if anything can be made of the number.

Thanks

Chris

[Dave66]

Best of luck with the research, only12 hits on the MIC’s with ancestry but nothing stands out I’m afraid…I have one that I part filled with period items…pics below.

Dave.