1952 Onkaparinga Woollen Mill Company Department of Defence Army Blanket
1952Dark grey woollen blanket with three (3) 45mm light grey strips spaced across running the full length of the blanket. Light blue blanket-stitching on top and bottom edges that is very worn and missing along most of the edges. Has a small cotton machine-stitched makers label fixed to the lower lefthand side corner.
The Mill started small in 1872 when two brothers established the Lobethal Tweed Factory alongside the creek. After some tough times and another name change the mill transitioned to the Onkaparinga Woollen Mill Company in 1928. As well as the distinctive Onkaparinga blankets, the Mill wove car upholstery, army uniforms and airline blankets for Ansett. The Mill was a major employer in the region, with the majority of its workforce being women.
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On label “D ^ D / ONKAPARINGA / WOOLLEN CO / 1952”
This is a good example of an Onkaparinga Woollen Mill manufactured blanket for the Australian Department of Defence during the Korean War era.
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