Removable egg on glove darner handle

Object/Artifact

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Name/Title

Removable egg on glove darner handle

Entry/Object ID

2021.2.378

Description

Removable egg darner on wooden handle with rounded bottom that can act as a glove darner. Handle is hollow with a spongy reed inside to stick pins and needles into. This version of the Atkinson darner was patented by George F. Atkinson in 1885.

Collection

Carolyn Headley Darner Collection

Category

Tools

Acquisition

Accession

2021.2

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Lexicon

Getty AAT

Concept

darning eggs

Dimensions

Height

17.4 cm

Material

Wood

Color

Brown

Research Notes

Notes

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