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City of Armadale - History House > Records

HOOK, LACE AND CROCHET

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c. 1950

Overview

Crochet hook with light brown plastic handle. Hook is stainless steel, rusty. Handle has metal in between plastic with two screws to keep together. Plastic handle is broken on one side.

Historical information

Example of equipment used in domestic settings in the mid to late 1900s to create lace and crochet items.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2004.2G

Item type

Handcrafts

Themes

Material

Metal

Plastic

Width

116 mm

Height or length

4 mm

Depth

15 mm

Keywords

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Rare or representative

Last modified

Sunday, 14 July, 2024

Completeness

94

City of Armadale - History House

City of Armadale - History House

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