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Knitted sock for a soldier
1916, Textile
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Knitted sock for a soldier
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36542
Title
Knitted footless sock for a soldier
Description
Knitted sock. Made of beige-pink wool, ribbed and footless. Small hole at calf end.
Date
1916
Type
Textile
Location
Museum of Edinburgh
Accession number
HH6421/1/2005
This knitted sock is an example of the 'comforts' produced in their thousands by adults and children around the country. They were collected by the Red Cross and other organisations for distribution at the Front.
Patterns were often issued to knitters to ensure that comforts were usable in the field. The items produced supplemented official Army-issue clothing.
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Scars on the City: Edinburgh in World War One
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