Suzhou Xinhua Towel Factory 67.10.3
This towel has not been used, the pulp color is straight, the only regret is that there is a little sauce color trace on the edge of the towel. Slightly inferior. The sunflowers on the towel, the golden ears of wheat, the red cross medicine box composed of the old three patterns, "in memory of Bethune" five big characters, forming a symmetrical format. On one side of the towel is printed "no self-interest and special benefit", and on the other side is printed Suzhou Xinhua Towel Factory, 67.10.3. This towel has been kept for decades, which is really valuable.
Towels are the most basic everyday items, but during that special period, a towel can be given as a prize and as a gift. For example, between teachers and classmates, between masters and apprentices, for classmates to graduate, join the army, and go to the countryside, generally better friends, they must give a small gift to friends who are about to leave to express the feelings between classmates and friends. Because people's living standards were not very rich at that time, giving gifts had to be based on personal ability, and the most common ones generally chose pens, diaries, books, school bags, etc. There are also some daily necessities, such as towels, kettles, mirrors, warm water bottles, washbasins and so on. Most people also write words of encouragement on the title pages of diaries and books to encourage them.
For various activities organized by factory trade unions, the prizes are generally more pragmatic living items. The towel was a relative of a friend who won the championship prize in a tug-of-war competition for collective workers held by the transport factory that year. An enamel jar and this towel. The enamel jar has long been missing, and this towel has not been used because of the good picture. Decades later, it was still so new, and a friend saw this towel at a relative's house and told me as soon as he saw a Bethune pattern. In order to get this towel, I asked my friend to talk about it before I found it, and when I saw the towel with such a good appearance, I was very excited, and immediately took out two bottles of good wine and asked my friend to help give it to his relatives to express my gratitude.
With the increase of age, people's memory gradually declines, but the memory of the past is still fresh, the more we cherish the previous objects, let us keep this beautiful memory.