Knitted scarf sample, World War I US army use
date: label: date made
content: 1918
name: label: maker
content: S. B. & B. W. Fleisher, Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: Scarf sample knitted of khaki-colored wool yarn (#4028) for US Army soldiers' wear during World War I. Samples of approved articles recommended for civilian war work, home knitting, for US army and navy use were given by important American yarn manufacturer S.B. and B.W. Fleisher, Inc., of Philadelphia, PA in December 1918, along with samples of the yarns the firm manufactured. Red Cross patterns of these items are extant.
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.T04031.000
label: catalog number
content: T04031.000
label: accession number
content: 63045
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Knitting
label: Object Name
content: scarf
label: Object Name
content: scarf sample
label: Object Type
content: knitting
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: knitted (overall production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)