Knitting Nancy
Knitting Nancy
1935-1939 (manufactured)
1935-1939 (manufactured)
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This Knitting Nancy set belonged to a child called Wendy in the 1930s. She kept her Knitting Nancy with her Knatty Knitter a English spool knitting toy. It is designed to be a very easy way to knit, and Wendy must have liked to knit a lot as in the box is 810 cm of knitted cord she made with muti-coloured wool.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 6 parts.
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| Title | Knitting Nancy (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Turned and painted wood, metal, wool, printed card |
| Brief description | Boxed Knitting Nancy set made in Germany by Spears in the late 1930s |
| Physical description | Boxed Knitting Nancy set, a wooden painted Nancy with red shoes, green dress and hat. With 11 balls of wool in mutli colours and a instruction booklet. There is a second, more simply carved wooden Knitting Nancy with ball of knitted product and a bookle,t 'Knatty Knitter.' These are probably not part of the original set were is probably made by a different company. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Credit line | Given by Mavis Keitch |
| Production | parts 2 and 5 are not made by Spears, but a Knatty Knitter made in England during the late 1930s |
| Summary | This Knitting Nancy set belonged to a child called Wendy in the 1930s. She kept her Knitting Nancy with her Knatty Knitter a English spool knitting toy. It is designed to be a very easy way to knit, and Wendy must have liked to knit a lot as in the box is 810 cm of knitted cord she made with muti-coloured wool. |
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| Accession number | B.96:1 to 6 -2004 |
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| Record created | November 17, 2004 |
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