Mergers and Takeovers 1960 - Present
Objects from this recent period of the knitwear industry.
Previous decades had seen the controls and rationing of wartime Britain gradually removed. Prosperity increased and people were able to buy an expanding range of consumer goods. British companies faced competition from overseas leading to inevitable mergers.
Read about the history of this period.
Sheer stockings.
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In dark brown with beetle motif.
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In tan colour.
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Sheer stockings.
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In tan colour.
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Two different stockings by Palmer Bros. Ltd.
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In mercerised cotton.
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In black nylon.
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Still in their original packaging.
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Ladies suit in red and white.
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Ladies suit in a variety of purple hues.
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Factory sample.
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7 gauge knitting machine.
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Knitting machine.
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Knitting machine.
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In black.
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In black and white.
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In dark blue with yellow decoration.
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Man's in gold and brown.
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Made using a Griswold knitting machine.
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