Knitted wristlet sample, World War I naval use
date: label: date made
content: 1918
name: label: maker
content: S. B. & B. W. Fleisher, Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: Wristlet sample, tubular, with slit for thumb; knitted of gray wool yarn (#4022); approved pattern and color for home-knitting by civilians for wear by US Navy personnel during World War I. Samples of knitted articles for US army and navy use were given by American yarn manufacturer S.B. and B.W. Fleisher, Inc., of Philadelphia, PA in December 1918.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
topic: label: Subject
content: World War I
label: related event
content: World War I
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Textiles
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content: Textiles
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of S.B. and B.W. Fleisher, Inc.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T04026.000
label: catalog number
content: T04026.000
label: accession number
content: 63045
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Knitting
label: Object Name
content: wristlet
label: Object Name
content: wristlet sample
label: Object Type
content: knitting
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: knitted (overall production method/technique)