Featured Silk embroidery patches

Hello, I found an entire bag full of these stunning embroidery patches. I found out they are by a tabacco company called Turmac and were made in the 1940's.

Amongst the patches was also one very large one:

I placed the smaller one next to it for size comparison.
Would I be right to assume this one is Turmac too?

Next to that there also were some non silk ones like these:

Any way to find out where they came from?

Thank you!

 

Hello Fien, those are gorgeous. I think some of them are earlier, the flapper girl certainly looks 1920s.
Turmac was a Dutch company called the 'Turkish Macedonian Tobacco Company'. They manufactured so-called Egyptian cigarettes, a Turkish blend which was very popular in the Netherlands at the time. My grandfather always smoked Egyptian cigarettes, from a box with pyramids and camels on it.
Turmac had all sorts of merchandise, including beautiful tins:

They were located in Zevenaar, and the local museum still has a Turmac collection.
This is the site (sorry everybody, it is in Dutch):
http://www.liemersmuseum.nl/
You could ask them about your patches, this is the contact info:
museuminfo@liemerskunstwerk.nl

 

https://www.upperdutch.com/collections/sewing-supplies/antique-applique?page=3
I think the bird of paradise may be here.
And maybe butterfly fairies.
It does not say where they originated from.

 

Excellent find.

 

Ah thanks a lot! That tin is super lovely! Thank you for the contact info!

Thank you!! They are so beautiful!

I found the handbook for these kind of patches: Handbook of worldwide tobacco and trade silk issues, it has pictures and dates. http://www.csogb.co.uk/CSGB/Publications/Updates/Silks.pdf There are multiple updates around apparently.

 

I love how the geisha and bathing beauty are giving the fairy the sideeye.(LOL)

 

Haha didn't even notice that.

 

Is there anything one can do askance other than look?

 

Glare, if you're the geisha. She looks cheesed off about something.