FABRIC SAMPLE BOOK, 'Crusader Cloth...', purple-pink coloured cardboard covers. Contains bound dark wool fabric swatches

H2013.92

Oblong book with pink-purple diagonal striped, glossy hard cover 'Crusader Cloth' printed front and back cover, in white with 'GOLD MEDAL QUALITY THROUGH 50 YEARS!' printed in yellow-gold underneath. Two medals in gold, one from 1911 from France and the other by Australian Wool Bureau, are represented pictorially on the top, right hand side. The logo is a knight on a horse representing a crusader. A purple cord is attached through two metal rings to suspend sample book. The book contains swatches of medium-weight, wool yarn 'QUALITY WORSTED' in a range of dark colours in fine plaids and stripes. Each has a label stuck on the back, naming the colour and style. The first seven swatches have a small rectangular piece cut out on the bottom right hand corner. The last page has an insert 'GUARANTEE'...'Moth-proofed for life by a special Dieldrin process...'

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: H2013.92
Accession Date: 6 Nov 2014
Acquisition Year: 2014

Material

Cardboard/Paper

Cardboard, fabric, paper, metal

0 - Whole
Wool/Textile

Measurement

length270mmOf book
width160mm
depth2.5cm

 

 

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