Artefact
Artefact
Credit Line
gift of Denise Hawker, Auckland, 1996, collection of Auckland War Memorial Museum, 1996.68.9
Primary Maker
Place
Date
Circa 1930-1940
Signature/marks
printed marks to heels of both in blue ink:
top of felt/made in Canada
full fashioned
pure silk/mercerized lisle
circular sticker at top of one stocking:
strain proof/top/36 flexinle/pilots/35%/mure stretch/guaranteed/garter/run stop
printed in white on sole of one:
ringless knit/patented 1933# 336234/license #5
printed to the toe of one:
super-service toe
Mercury Hosiery/made in Canada
Media
Measurement Description
length top to heel 700mm, heel to toe 230mm
Classification
Last Update
26 Jun 2019
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