World War 1 autograph album: detail of a page

Category

Museums & Galleries Item

Item no

36549

Title

World War 1 autograph album: detail of a page

Description

Page from an autograph album from World War 1. Pink paper with a black and red ink cartoon of a crying girl wrapped in knitting. Titled "I wish they'd knit their own socks". Signed R. Pearson and dated 7/2/16.

Date

1916

Type

Book

Location

Museum of Edinburgh

Accession number

MC3228

This World War 1 autograph book belonged to Anne Primmer who started it in 1914. In a 1916 cartoon by R. Pearson, a crying girl tangled in knitting exclaims "I wish they'd knit their own socks!" This is probably in reference to children being encouraged to knit comforts for servicemen.

Autograph books were very popular during the War, both with servicemen at the Front and civilians at home.

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