The Home Knitting Book of Underwear
Knitting Pattern Booklet
1936 (made)
1936 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Pattern type: Knitting
Age: Various
20-page knitting booklet for adult's and children's clothes:
1. woman's vest and pants
2. child's sleeveless ribbed vest, with drawstring ribbons at neck and armholes
3. man's vest and pants
4. boy's round-necked, short sleeved vest with placket neck, worked in stocking stitch; matching pants with button-through front
5. little girl's round-necked sleeveless petticoat and knickers, worked in stocking stitch
6. baby's short-sleeved ribbed vest; pilch worked in stocking stitch with an elasticated waist
7. girl's round-necked, short-sleeved combinations with a button-through front
8. woman's bed jacket
9. child's 'rabbit' slippers
10. man's socks
11. child's pajamas, knitted in stocking stitch with contrast collar and hems
Age: Various
20-page knitting booklet for adult's and children's clothes:
1. woman's vest and pants
2. child's sleeveless ribbed vest, with drawstring ribbons at neck and armholes
3. man's vest and pants
4. boy's round-necked, short sleeved vest with placket neck, worked in stocking stitch; matching pants with button-through front
5. little girl's round-necked sleeveless petticoat and knickers, worked in stocking stitch
6. baby's short-sleeved ribbed vest; pilch worked in stocking stitch with an elasticated waist
7. girl's round-necked, short-sleeved combinations with a button-through front
8. woman's bed jacket
9. child's 'rabbit' slippers
10. man's socks
11. child's pajamas, knitted in stocking stitch with contrast collar and hems
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Home Knitting Book of Underwear (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed paper with photographic illustrations |
| Brief description | Knitting pattern Booklet; English, 1936 |
| Physical description | Pattern type: Knitting Age: Various 20-page knitting booklet for adult's and children's clothes: 1. woman's vest and pants 2. child's sleeveless ribbed vest, with drawstring ribbons at neck and armholes 3. man's vest and pants 4. boy's round-necked, short sleeved vest with placket neck, worked in stocking stitch; matching pants with button-through front 5. little girl's round-necked sleeveless petticoat and knickers, worked in stocking stitch 6. baby's short-sleeved ribbed vest; pilch worked in stocking stitch with an elasticated waist 7. girl's round-necked, short-sleeved combinations with a button-through front 8. woman's bed jacket 9. child's 'rabbit' slippers 10. man's socks 11. child's pajamas, knitted in stocking stitch with contrast collar and hems |
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| Marks and inscriptions | The Amalgamated Press, Ltd., The Fleetway House, Farringdon Street, London, England.
Original price 6d/ Presented FREE with WIFE and HOME, November, 1936 |
| Production | Made by: The Amalgamated Press "Finella" for 'Wife and Home' magazine |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.519-1997 |
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| Record created | March 17, 2000 |
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