Light pink bakelite mushroom

Object/Artifact

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Name/Title

Light pink bakelite mushroom

Entry/Object ID

2021.2.114

Description

Light pink bakelite plastic mushroom with brown stem and screw off top. Marked with "DARN-A-LITE" and "MADE IN ENGLAND" on bottom of hat. Has an opening for a battery, would've originally had a lightened and metal plate for light to show through the cap. Would be used so that people could darn in blackouts during WWII.

Collection

Carolyn Headley Darner Collection

Category

Tools

Acquisition

Accession

2021.2

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

darning mushrooms

Dimensions

Height

13 cm

Material

Plastic

Color

Pink, Brown

Research Notes

Notes

Reference: p. 97 (plate 198) in "Darn It!"