image: johnlewis.com

Last week was the 150th anniversary of a much-loved British department store, John Lewis.  The stores looked rather different back in the 1860s!

They celebrated the occasion with cakes (yum!) and a variety of events and the staff dressed in period clothing.  The prices, sadly, stayed at 2014 levels.

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In addition, they reproduced a number of prints from their archives, some of which are included in the attractive modern patchwork quilt below.

Linked to Cee’s Odd Ball Challenge.