Summary
Alternative Name(s): Knitting Booklet, Pattern Book
Knitting book titled 'Animal Knitwear for Toddlers', published by New Idea Production during World War II, 1939-1945. The back cover features an advertisement for Cadbury's Bournville cocoa, with a school satchel and cup of cocoa. A tin of cocoa and a box labelled 'the wartime packet' appear below.
During World War II Cadbury supplied chocolate to the Australian Armed Forces, in plain packaging.
Physical Description
Magazine of knitting patterns for toddlers. Green background. Picture of fawn coloured squirrel leaning over large red lettering from u.l. to u.c. Picture of two terrior dogs walking on their hind legs, both black and white and wearing red collars with small medallions. Their background is a circle which is 2/3 fawn, top third white. Bound with staples and masking tape.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mrs Boyunegnez, 01 Mar 1994
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Publisher
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Inscriptions
Printed: ANIMAL/New 6d series/Knitwear for toddlers/A New Idea Production.
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Overall Dimensions
21.5 cm (Length), 26.5 cm (Height)
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References
'Cadbury in Australia', Cadbury web site [Link 1] accessed 1 Aug 2016.
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Keywords
Clothing, Clothing Patterns, Handcrafts, Hand Knitting, Knitting Patterns, Wars & Conflicts, World War II, 1939-1945, Pets