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381:. Bate carried on alone for another year, becoming exhausted by her work of purchasing fabric and designing, sewing and fitting dresses. Her mother eventually insisted that she close the shop. Upon liquidating her stock she ended up with a profit of £1,500 (equivalent to $ 78,000 in 2022), which she used to fund a trip around the world.
388:, after separating from her first husband. She designed labels and advertisements for its Tandaco trademark, incorporating plastic recycled from munitions factories into its packaging. In May 1949, Bate resumed her partnership with Betty Grounds, opening a new Magg shop in
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