Knitted helmet-style cap, 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: Sample of winter helmet style cap knitted of gray wool (#4022) by civilians for use by naval personnel during World War I. Samples of articles of clothing and yarn skeins were given by Philadelphia yarn manufacturer S.B. and B.W. Fleisher, Inc. in 1918, including colors and garments approved by the military and the Red Cross for civilian home-knitting, for use by Army and Navy personnel during the war.
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.T04024.000
label: catalog number
content: T04024.000
label: accession number
content: 63045
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Knitting
label: Object Name
content: Knitted helmet
label: Object Name
content: helmet
label: Object Name
content: helmet sample
label: Object Type
content: knitting
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wool (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: knitted (overall production method/technique)