Darning mushroom
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
Unknown
Materials
Aluminium
Measurements
39 mm (Height); 52 mm (Diameter)
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 1989569
Summary
An aluminium darning mushroom. The top of the darner has hundreds of small metal pins to hold the material in place. On the handle there is an engraved patent number: 159770. These objects were found in a mahogany table (CMS no. 997561.1).