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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 and were therefore ideal for knitting army socks either in khaki, Army Grey, Heather Mixture of Natural. The company supplied wools directly from their Mills for the purpose of knitting such comforts

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10809510
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46885701
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3539px x 5993px (2.8MB)
Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Advertisement in The Lady's World Fancy Work Book, c.1915
Date
c.1915

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Accrington Burnley Comforts Knit Knitted Knitting Regulations Socks Wilkinson Wools


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