"Speedweve" Darner
Object detail
Accession number
2012.532
Production period
Description
Small loom for darning socks - available in shops in Auckland in 1950s.
Marks
You'll sit and darn with
needle and thread,
While your dear Val just
wallows in bed;
You'll sit and darn while
your darling's dozing,
And prick your finger as
your eyes keep closing. Typed
Manufactured by / E. & A. CHESSTOK, Ltd., / Stanley Avenue, Manchester, 14. Maker's Mark
SPEEDWEVE / MODEL 2 Label
needle and thread,
While your dear Val just
wallows in bed;
You'll sit and darn while
your darling's dozing,
And prick your finger as
your eyes keep closing. Typed
Manufactured by / E. & A. CHESSTOK, Ltd., / Stanley Avenue, Manchester, 14. Maker's Mark
SPEEDWEVE / MODEL 2 Label
Media/Materials
Credit Line
"Speedweve" Darner, 2012.532. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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