Maple Leaf Studios

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Maple Leaf Studios - Folkestone - Kent

I have recently put up for sale a small selection of prints on the Brazen site that originated from Maple Leaf Studios in Folkestone. These prints have attracted quite a bit of attention, with a few people contacting me to fill in some gaps with extra information. I like these pictures, and I am sure in there time they must have been quite popular.

What I Know or Don’t Know

I am told that Linda was the big star of Maple Leaf Studios, and I am also reliably informed that she was the photographer’s wife or partner. It must have been nice to keep it in-house that way. I do have other very similar-looking prints that could have possibly been produced and sold by Maple Leaf Studios. It would be helpful to have some clarification on this, especially if you ever bought prints from Maple Leaf Studios.

I have scanned a very poor photocopy of the information that would have been sent out if you responded to their advertisements, which I am told used to appear in the back pages of Fiesta and Escort. I have extracted the text from that sheet to make it more readable; it's hard to believe that they actually sent out such poor copies to potential customers.

Prints

I have scanned what I have and will be making some of them available as improved 5” x 7” reprints on the Brazen site if you'd like to indulge in a bit of nostalgia. I am keen to acquire more of these prints and am willing to pay well for them. Alternatively, I'd be happy to arrange exchange reimbursement if that would work better for you. Contact Me

More Information

As always, if you have any more information on Maple Leaf Studios or the models, please take the time to comment below or contact me directly so that I can keep things updated.

Vintage Stockings Archive

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Vintage Stockings Archive - Mystery Model

The final four pictures from the mystery model print set. Sadly, she still has no name, and I have no more pictures of her to post. I hope they have been fun and enjoyable. What we can say, though, is that whoever she is, she certainly is a very pretty girl. If you are interested in buying this set of 10 prints, please contact me.

Vintage Stockings Archive

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Vintage Stockings Archive - Mystery Model

Another two pictures of our lovely mystery model, who is slowly becoming more daring with her poses.

Vintage Stockings Archive

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Vintage Stockings Archive - Mystery Model

Two more pictures from this print set that I have, but we still don't have a name for her. More to come later in the month.

Hazel Shaw

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Hazel Shaw - Print Set Part 3

Final four pictures from the Hazel Shaw print set "When Winter Comes Beautiful Britons No. 97." These were not selected for publication but sold as part of a 12-print set. See original post.

Hazel Shaw

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Hazel Shaw - Print Set Part 2

Another four pictures from the Hazel Shaw print set "When Winter Comes Beautiful Britons No. 97." These were not selected for publication but sold as part of a 12-print set. See original post.

Hazel Shaw

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Hazel Shaw - When Winter Comes - Print Set

While digging through a box of books recently, I came across this nice set of 12 prints featuring Hazel Shaw in D.K.s. They were used for a series in Beautiful Britons No. 97 (November 1963) When Winter Comes.
Hazel was not typically associated with wearing D.K.s, and I know that many of you may not favour them. I also fall into that category, but I believe we can make an exception on this occasion as Hazel looks fabulous in her tight-fitting, semi-see-through D.K.s.
The four pictures below were the ones featured in that issue of Beautiful Britons; I have the other eight that were not published, which I will share in the upcoming weeks. Sadly, Hazel is no longer with us, she is certainly one of my favourites.
This set of 12 prints was available to purchase directly from ToCo for just £1 in 1963.

I often wonder how many of these print sets were actually sold; there must truly be thousands of them stored in drawers, at the bottom of wardrobes, and in boxes under beds. With a decent scanner and the marvels of modern picture software, the results can turn out quite well. The images used below have been reduced in quality for web use. If you have any of these sets that you would like to sell or lend to me so that I can share them here for all of us to enjoy, please contact me. What good are they doing hidden away? Sadly, someday someone will have to clear them out when you are gone, and often they are just thrown away without understanding their origins. I see or hear about this far too often.

When Winter Comes

For some of us it's already here. Well, we're all right, Jack, we've found out where we stored our overcoats. And HAZEL SHAW is all right, too, for Hazel has found some long underwear, and this together with the new fashion in long boots should see her through the ice and snow in fair old comfort.
Hazel hasn't bought the boots yet, but at the time of going to press the snow hadn't arrived.
Hazel is using the interim period between autumnal tints and winter snow to try out her D.K.s and take her time about buying the boots. The D.K.s are fine, but she doesn't want to rush into buying boots which are so long they come up to her ears.