Comments on: Philip Pittack, Rag Merchant https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/03/10/philip-pittack-rag-merchant-x/ In the midst of life I woke to find myself living in an old house beside Brick Lane in the East End of London Thu, 14 May 2020 15:30:13 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: David Burns https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/03/10/philip-pittack-rag-merchant-x/#comment-1338200 Thu, 14 May 2020 15:30:13 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=180206#comment-1338200 Rest in peace, Philip.

Livia and I are heartbroken at your passing. You ended up being a dear dear friend to me, and my little girl adored you.

We’re both inconsolably sad just now, but in the months and years to come we’ll smile and laugh when thinking about you.

You sold us cloth, but the gift of love and affection you gave us was free.

What a gift to give!

David & Livia xx

]]> By: Jill Wilson https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/03/10/philip-pittack-rag-merchant-x/#comment-1332306 Wed, 11 Mar 2020 07:43:48 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=180206#comment-1332306 Great story and a wonderful collection of photos.

I use a lot of fabrics in my work and so I will definitely go to Crescent Trading next time I’m in the area – although unfortunately that is usually on a Saturday!

]]> By: Achim https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/03/10/philip-pittack-rag-merchant-x/#comment-1332264 Tue, 10 Mar 2020 15:44:10 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=180206#comment-1332264 A fine timeline of an interesting Life.

Love & Peace
ACHIM

]]> By: Lynne Perrella https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/03/10/philip-pittack-rag-merchant-x/#comment-1332258 Tue, 10 Mar 2020 12:52:14 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=180206#comment-1332258 “Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by
anyone else, these pages must show…….”. — Charles Dickens

Thank you, GA, for presenting the heroes. The industrious (well-dressed!) rag man, the roaming photographer, the hard-working factory workers at their holiday parties, the intrepid artist at
her easel, the diligent seamstresses, the smiling mechanics with their grimy jumpsuits, the collectors of strange and wonderful things, the map-maker, the mudlarks, the cooks,
the immigrants, the preservationists, the rogues, the angels.

Thank you for this daily offering of optimism. And, oh boy, we need it now.
Onward and upward.

]]> By: Colin Cohen https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/03/10/philip-pittack-rag-merchant-x/#comment-1332257 Tue, 10 Mar 2020 12:50:48 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=180206#comment-1332257 There was a time when people like this were the sole source of raw material for papermaking!

]]> By: Saba https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020/03/10/philip-pittack-rag-merchant-x/#comment-1332256 Tue, 10 Mar 2020 12:25:22 +0000 https://spitalfieldslife.com/?p=180206#comment-1332256 So good to see him smiling at the end! What a life. Thank you, Philip Pattick, for telling us your story.

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