A collection of ten vintage issues of Woman magazine, a British weekly title published by Odhams Press Ltd, London. The group covers various dates between August 1950 and August 1956, representing a significant period in mid-20th-century women’s fashion and social history. Each issue features a printed masthead reading Woman in a distinctive red script. The collection includes themed editions such as the Christmas number from December 14, 1955, and several fashion-focused covers including those for May 5, 1956, and July 7, 1956. The magazines contain period advertisements, knitting patterns, and short stories, with specific features noted on covers such as “It’s Easy to Slim” and “My middy jacket is quick to knit”. The price on the earlier 1950 issues is printed as 4d, rising to 4 1/2d on the mid-1950s copies.
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