Circular Knitting pin; Knitting needle

Name/Title

Circular Knitting pin; Knitting needle

Entry/Object ID

2009.051.002

Description

Circular metal knitting pin [knitting needle] on original cardboard packaging. Two short nickel-plated [?] ends connected with a braided metal cable. One end stamped "ENGLAND" and the other "CABLE". Cardboard packaging, white/bright blue with two sets of two vertical holes, through which the needle ends are slotted, with the cable coiled at the back. Printed "The/Cable/Flexible/Knitting/Pin//made in/All Lengths and Sizes//by/Alfred Shrimpton & Sons Ltd. Britannia Works Redditch England". The "Size" block has "13" printed in it and "Length" block has "24". "69" [likely the price" is written in black china-marking pencil near top right corner. Reverse has "552 M A" written in ball point pen

Acquisition

Notes

Accession Date: 01-Oct-09

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

knitting pin; knitting needle, circular knitting pin; knitting needle

Class

Materials, Tools & Equipment for - Textileworking T&E - Textile Manufacturing Equipment

Created By

Jones, Isabel

Create Date

March 10, 2010

Update Date

May 16, 2025