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Shire of Toodyay > Records

KNITTING PINS HOLDER/CASE

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1890

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Domestic equipment

Overview

Steel knitting pin tube container, two parts, painted mostly mustard with red writing; at bottom edge banded design, red, green, gold.
Top part, girls head; black hair with three red flowers, each side; red tie; banded at top as bottom edge.
Base is missing; Inside has three spokes for separation.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2001.512

Item type

Material

Height or length

26 cm

Themes

Inscriptions and markings

Printed along top part "Steel knitting pins highly tempered best quality, warranted not to rust, Germany."
Eureka - Germany

Year

1890

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Shire of Toodyay

Shire of Toodyay

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