Removable egg on glove darner handle

Name/Title

Removable egg on glove darner handle

Entry/Object ID

2021.2.377

Description

Removable light-colored wooden egg on darker-colored wooden handle with rounded bottom that can act as a glove darner. Inside handle is a soft reed core to stick pins and needles into. Bottom of egg reads "PAT. JUNE 30 1885." This darner is a version of the Atkinson darner, patented by George F. Atkinson in 1885.

Collection

Carolyn Headley Darner Collection

Category

Tools

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

darning eggs

Dimensions

Height

18.3 cm

Material

Wood

Color

Brown

Research Notes

Notes

Reference: pp. 58-59 in "Darn It!"