Group of knitting samples and yarns for US Army and Navy during WWI; Given by Fleischer Yarn Co., Pennsylvania, to the US National Museum in 1918.
Title
Group of knitting samples and yarns for US Army and Navy during WWI; Given by Fleischer Yarn Co., Pennsylvania, to the US National Museum in 1918.
Subject
knitting; war work
Description
Photographs (record shots only, not for print publication) of items from group of yarn skeins in Navy grey and Army khaki; and samples of items to be knitted for the armed forces by civilians: balaclava style hat, scarf, mittens, etc.
Creator
Fleischer Yarn Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Source
NMAH/Textiles
Date
1917-18
Rights
NMAH
Citation
Fleischer Yarn Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania., “Group of knitting samples and yarns for US Army and Navy during WWI; Given by Fleischer Yarn Co., Pennsylvania, to the US National Museum in 1918.,” Fabric of War, accessed January 17, 2026, https://fabricofwar2018.omeka.net/items/show/80.