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Weldons paper patterns for our troops, WW1Page of items that could be made from Weldons paper patterns for soldiers during the First World War. Garments include night shirts, a bed jacket and a flannel helmet in a balaclava style. Date: c
American Red Cross leaflet, WW1 - knitting socks for soldierA leaflet produced by the American Red Cross giving directions on knitting articles suitable for the Army, Navy and European sufferers
WW1 knitting, woollen belts - gift to the troops from QueenGift to the Troops at the Front from the Queen and the Women of the Empire. Leaflet giving instructions on how to knit woollen belts for troops during the First World War
WW1 crocheted cap and scarf combined for soldiersPattern and photograph taken from a Baldwins Wool Great War era knitting booklet for a crocheted cap and scarf combined. Date: c.1915
Knitted muffler American Red Cross booklet, WW1 knittingPage from a page of The American Red Cross Womens Bureau leaflet of knitting instructions for producing comforts for soldiers
American Red Cross Womens Bureau WW1 knitting bookletFront cover of The American Red Cross Womens Bureau instructions for knitting comforts for soldiers. Photograph features a very handsome young man dressed in a knitted balaclava with extended chest
WW1 knitting booklet patterns, knitted helmetsInside of a First World War era knitting booklet with various patterns instructing knitters how to make woollen comforts for the troops
Patons Khaki knitting wools advertisement, WW1Advertisement for Patons Khaki knitting wools during the First World War, specifically for knitting comforts for troops at the front
WW1 knitting booklet, The Higbee CompanyThe Knitting Needle has again come into its own. Front cover of a small booklet published by the Higbee Company (USA) containing patterns for knitting comforts for troops during the First World War
Daddys Christmas Dinner by Samuel Begg, WW1Illustration for the ILN 1916 Christmas number showing a mother and her children packing a special parcel to be sent to her husband at the front
Comforts for the Royal Flying Corps, WW1Ladies forming an aid committee, headed by Lady Henderson, the wife of the Commander of the Royal Flying Corps, packing comforts for flying men
Distribution of cigarettes at the front, WW1A battery commander distributing the contents of a parcel of cigarettes amongst his men at the Front at Christmas time. According to The Sphere
Sweaters for Troops postcards, WW1 knittingA printed postcard with words of thanks from Mr John Penoyre who organised large-scale donations of knitted sweaters for solders and sailors during the First World War
Countess Zia and Nada Torby packing mittens for troops, WW1Countess Zia Torby (later Lady Zia Wernher) and Countess Nada Torby (later Mountbatten), daughters of Grand Duke Michael and prominent figures in society organised this group of society ladies who
Mens Wear during WW1, August and February by J. H. ThorpeThe contrast in clothing worn by British soldiers in the trenches in August and in February. The soldier on the left wears the familiar khaki tunic, breeches and puttees
Lady Sclaters Hospital Supply Depot, WW1Four photographs in the Sphere magazine reporting on the War Hospital Supply Dept opened in August 1915 by Lady Sclater, wife of Lieut.-General Sir H
WW1 knitting - patriotic postcard" We Must All Do Something for Our Country!" Two children sit on a doorstep knitting comforts for soldiers out of khaki wool
German school girls knitting socks for soldiers, WW1German school girls knitting socks for soldiers in 1914. Date: 1914
Woolcraft guide advertisementAdvertisement for the Woolcraft Practical Guide to Knitting and Crochet with an accompanying illustration showing a lady knitting a sock. Date: c.1915
French women knitting for soldiers, WW1Front cover of L Illustration showing three generations of French women knitting comforts for troops in the early months of the First World War. Date: 1914
Wilkinson Manufacturing Co knitting wools for WW1 comfortsText only advertisement for Wilkinson Manufacturing Co of Accrington Road Mills, Burnley and their special knitting wools that passed all War Office regulations
WW1 badge - knitting garments for the Royal NavyA badge from the First World War period recognising those who knitted comforts for men of the Royal Navy. Date: c.1915
Khaki puttee footless stockings, WW1Pattern for some khaki puttee hand knitted stockings to make for soldiers during the First World War to replace shop-bought puttees. Date: c.1915
WW1 knitting postcard - Absent yet NearA young wife sits at home knitting comforts for the troops with her soldier husband very much in her thoughts, subliminally sending her a loving, but rather bad poem. Date: c.1915
WW1 knitting postcardA small girl presents a pair of mis-shapen hand knitted khaki socks to a soldier and expresses the hope that they fit. He doesn t look convinced
WW1 cartoon - Family KnittingGreat-Grandmama (ferociously to the family circle). " When I think of all the trouble that that Kaiser has brought into Europe, I could box his ears
Making mittens from socks, WW1Instructions on how to make mittens from old socks and stockings for soldiers at the front. The idea was devised by Dr George C
Knitting humour, WW1The Sentimentalist (who has received socks from England). " She loves me; she loves me not. A British soldier, on receiving a pair of badly made socks from a sweetheart in England proceeds to
WW1 cartoon - The Super-Patriot - knittingA biddable gentleman is disturbed from his armchair nap and used by two ladies of the house to wind wool. Knitting comforts for troops was a nationwide activity during the First World War
WW1 cartoon - woman knittingNephew: I m reading a very interesting book, Aunt, called, Germany and the Next War. Aunt, Well, my dear, I should have thought they had their hands full enough with the present one
Sewing boxes and baskets, WW1Fitted sewing box and a floor standing sewing box, available from Mark Cross Ltd of Regent Street. Perfect for the many ladies sewing for soldiers and sailors during the First World War. Date: 1914
Samuel Brothers, Xmas Gifts in the trenches, WW1Advertisement for Samuel Brothers Ltd of Ludgate Hill, London, suggesting number of practical comforts to be sent as gifts to soldiers in the trenches
Work rooms of Lady Sclater, WW1A page from The Sketch showing society ladies hard at work at the work rooms of Lady Sclater at 18 Pont Street, London. In the top photograph
Parcel Packing for Queen Alexandras Field Force Fund, WW1The Duchess of Portland pictured doing her bit for the war effort by helping to pack parcels for Queen Alexandras Field Force Fund, ready to be sent to the front. Date: 1915
Phyllis Dare knitting, WW1Phyllis Dare (1890-1975), the English actress, who was born Phyllis Haddie Dones, c.1910. Together with her sister, Zena, she was one of the great
Loves Labour - Not Lost by Barribal, WW1 knittingA pretty young woman engrossed in her knitting, a popular and patriotic pastime during the First World War, making comforts for troops. Date: 1915
Knitting postcard, WW1Humorous postcard from the First World War drawing on the theme of knitting. A soldier on leave is used to help a young girl wind her wool (no doubt used to knit comforts for troops)
Knitting comforts for the troops, WW1Three ladies, knee deep in khaki wool knit furiously and engage the help of a civilian male to wind their yarn. Date: 1914
Women knitting silhouette, WW1Silhouette showing a long line of women, all knitting comforts for the troops from a huge ball of wool. 1915
Knitting cartoon, WW1A cartoon from the First World War, turning the tables on the activity of knitting comforts for the troops. Instead, soldiers in the trenches are pictured busy knitting warm clothing for society
Knitting women, WW1A pair of women wind some wool during the First World War. Date: 1915
Cockatoo knitting wools advertisement, 1917Advertisement for Cockatoo knitting wools from the Cockatoo Company based in Burley-in-Wharfedale, Yorkshire, ideal for soldiers comforts
Lady Quilter with pile of comforts for troops, WW1The Hon. Lady Quilter of Methersgate Hall, Woodbridge, Suffolk, pictured standing next to a pile of scarves, shirts and other pieces of clothing made by her cottagers
French women knitting in wine cellar, Rheims, WW1French women knitting comforts for soldiers in a gloomy wine cellar, dimly lit by candles in Rheims, a refuge from shell-fire in the frequently bombarded city. Date: 1914
Gifts for soldiers from J. C. Vickery, WW1Advertisement for J. C. Vickery, Their Majesties Jewellers, with two suggestions out of their various novelties and comforts for men on active service - a weatherproof match box
Story of the Knitted Scarf - World War OneHumorous cartoon showing how an enterprising soldier, having received an enormous scarf knitted by a kindly mother or aunt back at home, converts it into a comfortable hammock across his trench
Shetland Wool Cardigan for soldiers, World War OneA shetland wool cardigan, with balaclava, available from Scott Adies of Regent Street and an ideal present to send to fighting men on the Western Front during Christmas 1915. Date: 1915
At the Eagle Hut by Helen McKieSketches of members of the American Army and Navy enjoying the comforts of the Eagle Hut in Aldwych, London. The YMCA supplied British servicemen away from home in the UK