| Title | Oral history interview with Marianne Hay, 2013. |
| Creator | |
| Collection | |
| Date created | 19 February 2013 |
| Description Summary | Marianne Hay describes her childhood visiting family on Dominion Road, learning knitting and sewing, pattern making and tailoring and talks about her husband Brian Hay. She talks about her first Bernina sewing machine, her work for Bernina and talks about modern sewing machines. She explains the development and purpose of her business, describes the contents of the shop in detail, the services they offer and the resurgence of sewing and knitting. She talks about her family boot making business the Hardwear Boot Factory on Vincent Street and describes bootmaking and the products they made. She recalls how her skill in needlework has passed down through her family. |
| Subjects | |
| Keywords | Metropolitan Rentals; Vanilla Ink; Pasadena Intermediate School; New Zealand College of Fashion Design; Trams; Bulldog boots. |
| Time span | 1952 - |
| Language | English |
| Copyright Holder | Auckland Libraries |
| Access Rights | Contact the West Auckland Research Centre, Waitakere Central Library in Henderson, to listen to recording or view abstract. Not available for loan. |
| Original medium | Audio; digital, external drive |
| Duration | Total druation of recording 1 hour 20 minutes and 19 seconds Track one 29 minutes and 09 seconds Track two 51 minutes and 10 seconds |
| Supporting materials | Transcript. |
| Contributor | |
| Oral History ID | WOH-1095-010 |
