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Background imageWools Collection: Patons knitting wools advertisement, WW1 comforts

Patons knitting wools advertisement, WW1 comforts
Advertisement for Patons Alloa knitting wools during the First World War featuring a Red Cross nurse busy knitting and the words, Every Woman Can Help. Date: c.1915

Background imageWools Collection: Cock o th North wool advertisement, WW1 knitting

Cock o th North wool advertisement, WW1 knitting
Advertisement for Cock o th North knitting wools made by Carter and Parker of Baildon Mills, near Shipley in Yorkshire and ideal for making comforts for soldiers

Background imageWools Collection: Art deco illustration of a woman making a rug with wools Date: 1920s

Art deco illustration of a woman making a rug with wools Date: 1920s

Background imageWools Collection: Advert for Patons and Baldwin's tapestry wools, with a lady admiring her work Date: 1920s

Advert for Patons and Baldwin's tapestry wools, with a lady admiring her work Date: 1920s

Background imageWools Collection: Advert for Shirley Wools, with encouraging before and after illustrations Date: 1920s

Advert for Shirley Wools, with encouraging before and after illustrations Date: 1920s

Background imageWools Collection: Model wearing a knitted bathing costume with HS monogram, carrying a beach bag worked in tapestry

Model wearing a knitted bathing costume with HS monogram, carrying a beach bag worked in tapestry wools. Date: 1935

Background imageWools Collection: Advert for Lister's Knitting Wools Date: 1924

Advert for Lister's Knitting Wools Date: 1924

Background imageWools Collection: Advert for Sirdar Rug Wools. Date: 1920s

Advert for Sirdar Rug Wools. Date: 1920s

Background imageWools Collection: Wartime P & B Knitting Wools Advert

Wartime P & B Knitting Wools Advert
A wartime advertisement promoting P & B knitting wools, the photograph portrays a young woman showing off her striped cardigan. You can knit it from odd ounces and save precious coupons

Background imageWools Collection: Advert for Jester wool 1947

Advert for Jester wool 1947
Jester wools (for gayer wear) advert showing a colourful court jester surrounded by brightly attired young women at, of all places, a racecourse. Date: 1947

Background imageWools Collection: Advert for Burberry winter coats 1924

Advert for Burberry winter coats 1924
Heavy wintert overcoats, provide comforting warmth through the soft, luxurious qualities of fine woola and thus they combine. Date: 1924

Background imageWools Collection: Patons Khaki knitting wools advertisement, WW1

Patons Khaki knitting wools advertisement, WW1
Advertisement for Patons Khaki knitting wools during the First World War, specifically for knitting comforts for troops at the front

Background imageWools Collection: Alloa knitting wools by John Patons, 1899

Alloa knitting wools by John Patons, 1899
Advertisement for Alloa knitting wools by John Paton and Son, dated 1899. Though the company merged with J.P Coates in the 1960s, the Patons trademark continues in use today. Date: 1899

Background imageWools Collection: Wilkinson Manufacturing Co knitting wools for WW1 comforts

Wilkinson Manufacturing Co knitting wools for WW1 comforts
Text only advertisement for Wilkinson Manufacturing Co of Accrington Road Mills, Burnley and their special knitting wools that passed all War Office regulations

Background imageWools Collection: Cockatoo knitting wools advertisement, 1917

Cockatoo knitting wools advertisement, 1917
Advertisement for Cockatoo knitting wools from the Cockatoo Company based in Burley-in-Wharfedale, Yorkshire, ideal for soldiers comforts


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