Summary
Alternative Name: Darning Loom.
Made circa 1930-1939 and used in South Melbourne, Victoria. The donor dates the darning weaver to the 1930s.
A darning weaver is listed in Yesterday's Shopping (1907, reproduced 1969), p.118: 'This Patent Darning Weaver mends socks/stockings, table lines, and all hosiery &C, much/neater than can be done by hand'. Price: 1/10.
Physical Description
Small mechanical darning weaver/loom consisting of wooden disk with groove around edge. A loop of elastic is threaded round groove and hooked onto a metal plate holding the pieces fast together. The metal plate is bent at two points and is embellished with a row of metal rods, 10 in all, hooked at one end and kinked at centre. The row of hooked ends overlaps the wooden disks. Hooks pivot sideways to raise the threads alternatively for weaving.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Violet (Vi) Morgan, 14 Dec 1989
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Date Made
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Place Used
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Inscriptions
Number stamped on surface of wood : 7 characters illegible.
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Classification
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overall dimensions
10.1 cm (Length), 7.1 cm (Width), 2 cm (Depth)
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References
Yesterday's Shopping: The Army and Navy Stores Catalogue, 1907. ed. A. Adburghan, Devon, David & Charles Ltd. 1969.
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