Spensa Purl Machine

For cable stitching.

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Art work details

Year of production:
Unknown
Maker:
Wildt & Co.Ltd.
Place:
Leicester
Materials:
metal
Measurements:
48 needles, 3.5" diameter
Tags:
machine, Leicester, metal

A one-off small circular sock machine built by Wildt. It has been modified to produce cable stitch. The small diameter of the drum indicates that it could have been used to produce children's socks.

ID Number: L.T33.1986.0.0

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