Knitted Garments and Hospital Comforts for HM Forces
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Card, paper and metal
Measurements
182 x 123 mm
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 936836
Summary
Personal Service League, 'Knitted Garments and Hospital Comforts for HM Forces', comprising instructions for the approved patterns of the Admiralty; the official patterns of the War Office and the Air Ministry; and the British Red Cross Official patterns for Hospital Comforts. Printed as a gift to the Personal Service League and the British Red Cross Society by Patons and Baldwins Ltd... 3D (pence). Contains typed instructions for a jersey with pencil and ink annotations and amendments.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).
Marks and inscriptions
1000 ships / 306428 garments; Cullen's / 180 Tottenham Court Rd (handwritten in pencil on the front cover).